tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post7523466224672316144..comments2024-03-29T02:05:50.350-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Let Me Put This In Terms People Can UnderstandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-33025836943211536442015-12-18T22:43:37.078-05:002015-12-18T22:43:37.078-05:00@ Anon 10:06
Despite its shortcomings, Social Sec...@ Anon 10:06<br /><br />Despite its shortcomings, Social Security is probably the most popular government progam in the United States. Any politician who goes on record as wanting to do away with it will face the wrath of an angry electorate. That's why it will still be around in 20 years. Don't drink the Tea Party Kool Aid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-50475689409334551302015-12-18T12:22:44.270-05:002015-12-18T12:22:44.270-05:00They are wasting millions on Ebb....They are wasting millions on Ebb....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-82028845800982503112015-12-18T10:06:36.508-05:002015-12-18T10:06:36.508-05:00Social Security will NOT be there in 20 years when...Social Security will NOT be there in 20 years when I retire. I have no faith in it. By chance it survives, I expect my FRA to be somewhere between 75 and 80, Medicare eligibility to be 70 or higher and no provision to file early retirement.<br />I would prefer it to go away sooner rather than later, so the myth is not taken seriously. My retirement plans include $0 from SSA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-36303690101850162182015-12-17T16:21:40.357-05:002015-12-17T16:21:40.357-05:00While approval of the combined tax-and-spending de...While approval of the combined tax-and-spending deal would prevent another shutdown, the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation estimated the tax provisions would increase U.S. budget deficits by around $680 billion over 10 years.<br />Some Democrats criticized the tax bill, saying it gives more aid to large corporations and wealthy business owners than to working families.<br />House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi lauded some "good ideas" in the measure, but said it would add pressure for future spending cuts on education, Social Security and other safety-net programs for the elderly and poor.<br />"It is the unpaid-for part of it that is mortgaging our children's future, that is threatening Social Security, that undermines our ability to reduce the deficit," Pelosi said in floor debate.<br />bearjemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090285829997855608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-23331835032789973382015-12-17T13:38:22.834-05:002015-12-17T13:38:22.834-05:00^ what @12:49 said^ what @12:49 saidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-75168482819813070702015-12-17T12:49:57.374-05:002015-12-17T12:49:57.374-05:00Kind of sounds like the back log of applications i...Kind of sounds like the back log of applications is not a priority but culling the rolls through CDR's is. This seems to fit GOP attitudes on the matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com