tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post4290184632879333909..comments2024-03-28T09:21:02.999-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Alan Simpson -- The Gift That Keeps On GivingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-22396311850737938402012-05-31T12:08:14.306-04:002012-05-31T12:08:14.306-04:00An insurance program to provide for a modicum of i...An insurance program to provide for a modicum of income in case you outlive your personal retirement savings is not a retirement program. Or at least, it isn't a very strong one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-87373118758577272612012-05-31T10:59:13.564-04:002012-05-31T10:59:13.564-04:00I might not agree with everything he says, but I l...I might not agree with everything he says, but I like Alan Simpson for speaking his mind. Not like Obama and the rest that just tell people what they want to hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-53222038584957179782012-05-31T09:54:25.172-04:002012-05-31T09:54:25.172-04:00Sorry, when it was passed it was only a retirement...Sorry, when it was passed it was only a retirement program. Everything else has been added since in order to give Congress the opportunity to get their hands on more money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-68214056791598119782012-05-31T09:31:25.694-04:002012-05-31T09:31:25.694-04:00Maybe because when the Social Security Act was pas...Maybe because when the Social Security Act was passed, life expectancy was right around retirement age, meaning many workers would not live long enough to receive any benefits and many of those who did reach retirement age would not live many years afterwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com