Topic: Social Security - Purpose & Benefits
hellkitten54's photo
Sat 02/09/08 01:14 PM




I wish they would just do away with social security. I will NOT be expecting to get social security when I retire. It's why I'm in school to make my own living and save all I can for my golden years. Less government in my life.


what about for all the children born with mental and physical attributes that prevent them from earning money? Every single cent they get towards assistance coems formt he social security fund when it is all boiled back to the beginning...

Well, what about them? I'm suppose to pay for everyone elses misfortune? If you want that money taken out of your paycheck, then go ahead. But I don't want to add money towards something I will never see.


thats cold girlfriend...a society's strength is how it treats its most needy (for lack of better word)citizens.But for the grace of God go I..one bad accident could put you in need..compassion is getting to be a rare commodity it seems.



It's not cold, just harsh reality. I have a son that has had some health problems and I don't expect anyone to pay for what happens to him except for me. That is why I'm in school and working hard so that I don't have to worry about him and his needs.

Dragoness's photo
Sat 02/09/08 01:41 PM
There is a difference from harsh reality and complete unrealistic inempathy. Should you get into a severe car accident tomorrow (Please do not take this as a wish of harm it is not) be unable to finish school and be unable to support yourself or your children, you will turn to the government and hopefully they are more empathetic than you are at this point. Not all individuals on assistance or social security are there because they want to be. Life can throw curve balls and sometimes we all need to ask for help. I hope you never see that day.

Dragoness's photo
Sat 02/09/08 01:51 PM

Dragoness:

"We created this problem by allowing the illegals for many many years and paying no mind to it. We the people of this country enjoyed the slave labor, this includes us normal people, not just the rich, so we are at fault here for the problem being what it is today. People can get as mad as they want but they need to kick their own butts first for paying no mind to it for the last 50 years or so. Then after they recover from kicking their own butt then they need to work on resolving the issue humanely. These are humans we are talking about not animals, although some would love us to think of them this way. We treat all humans with the respect and consideration we expect for ourselves first.

Agree with you on most of what you say. See a post I have written about taxes on homes in PA.

BUT, if these illegals were not here, they would be committing the crimes in their OWN county, not the US. I do not want to hear about the crimes certain citizens of the US commit. IT IS TOTALLY IRRELEVANT TO THE TOPIC OF ILLEGAL ALIENS. And you are wrong, they reap benefits from this country. They get free schooling, medical care, etc. Just check out California.

I have No COMPASSION for illegals who disrespect my country, commit crimes and bring in their illegal drugs.

DON'T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN'T DO THE TIME.

Lindyy's message to illegals commiting crimes in the USA.



So wanting a change is good, wanting to be hateful and spiteful and inhumane is not.



Do you know the percentage of illegals that come to this country and commit crimes not of immigration? It is a small amount. Do you know how many of them work more then one slave labor job to make ends meet since they cannot get assistance? Most. Since the big hype on this subject we will see more of them committing crimes just to live as the employers are now being targeted. Not excusing it, of course, because even citizens commit crimes to live and I don't excuse them either.

No compassion for another human is not something to brag about or post proudly. I would say it is a shameful statement and should be kept to oneself or only spoken with those of like ilk. My opinion of course.

I understand the issues involved but I will not ever not have compassion for another human. I respect life too much for that.

hellkitten54's photo
Sat 02/09/08 01:52 PM
Sorry, just my opinion. Sure I'm not cold hearted. But I have money in the bank for my son in case something ever happened to me. My son won't have to deal with social security.

Lindyy's photo
Sat 02/09/08 05:02 PM
Dragoness:

"No compassion for another human is not something to brag about or post proudly. I would say it is a shameful statement and should be kept to oneself or only spoken with those of like ilk. My opinion of course.

I understand the issues involved but I will not ever not have compassion for another human. I respect life too much for that."

Lindyy says:

I have NO COMPASSION on an illegal alien who comes to the United States and murders, rapes, robs, terrorizes a fellow CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.

I pose to you Dragoness, this question:

WHERE IS YOUR COMPASSION FOR THE US CITIZEN THAT THE ILLEGAL ALIEN(S) HAVE COMMITTED ON INNOCENT U.S.CITIZENS??????????????????????????????????

Going by YOUR philosophy, we are to "pat on the back" the criminal illegal alien, oh, your poor, poor misunderstood baby, and SCREW the U.S. citizen and his/her family that you just murdered, robbed, raped, supplied illegal drugs to further demoralize our counry, terorized, and on an on.

You want us to have compassion on illegal aliens who have done that to our U.S. citizens?explode To our country? explode Are your serious? mad mad mad :angry: :angry: :angry:

YOUR MAIN MO IS TO FORGET THE UNITED STATES' CITIZENS.

Lindyy




Dragoness's photo
Sat 02/09/08 05:09 PM

Dragoness:

"No compassion for another human is not something to brag about or post proudly. I would say it is a shameful statement and should be kept to oneself or only spoken with those of like ilk. My opinion of course.

I understand the issues involved but I will not ever not have compassion for another human. I respect life too much for that."

Lindyy says:

I have NO COMPASSION on an illegal alien who comes to the United States and murders, rapes, robs, terrorizes a fellow CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES.

I pose to you Dragoness, this question:

WHERE IS YOUR COMPASSION FOR THE US CITIZEN THAT THE ILLEGAL ALIEN(S) HAVE COMMITTED ON INNOCENT U.S.CITIZENS??????????????????????????????????

Going by YOUR philosophy, we are to "pat on the back" the criminal illegal alien, oh, your poor, poor misunderstood baby, and SCREW the U.S. citizen and his/her family that you just murdered, robbed, raped, supplied illegal drugs to further demoralize our counry, terorized, and on an on.

You want us to have compassion on illegal aliens who have done that to our U.S. citizens?explode To our country? explode Are your serious? mad mad mad :angry: :angry: :angry:

YOUR MAIN MO IS TO FORGET THE UNITED STATES' CITIZENS.

Lindyy






Quick cover your prejudice and inhumanity is showing. You are making it far more an issue of Nationality then of Humanism. One human commits a crime against another human it is a crime, regardless to nationality or background. So what you are saying is there are lessor humans than you?

Lindyy's photo
Sat 02/09/08 05:13 PM
HK54:

I commend you for your stand on wanting to pay your own way, going to school and working hard.:smile: flowerforyou

BUT, as others tried to point out, one (1) accident can put you into bankruptcy. You can lose everything you ever had and ever want to have.

You may end up cripled for the rest of your life just from one accident, then what?

We do need insurance, medicare and medicaide, social security, and the other programs that are provided in case of some type of disaster and are there for the very purpose of helping in times of disaster or unfortuante circumstances.

As someone else pointed out, what about the child born with disabilities so severe that she/he can never, ever work.

Lindyy says: KUDOS to you for your positive attitude for wanting to help yourself.


Lindyy

Lindyy's photo
Sat 02/09/08 05:19 PM
Dragoness:

Enter the no spin zone.

You have no compassion for the US citizen that the illegal alien murdered, raped, robbed, terrorized, and on and on and on.

THAT IS A TOTAL DISGRACE AND A BLATANT DISRESPECT FOR THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.explode

Lindyy

Dragoness's photo
Sat 02/09/08 05:27 PM

Dragoness:

Enter the no spin zone.

You have no compassion for the US citizen that the illegal alien murdered, raped, robbed, terrorized, and on and on and on.

THAT IS A TOTAL DISGRACE AND A BLATANT DISRESPECT FOR THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES.explode

Lindyy


I showed no such thing noway who is now spinning? I showed my Regard for humans, regardless to nationality, race, background, sexual orientation, religion, etc...... That is all I showed. My regards for my country are evident. I hold my country in the highest regards. I do not approve of hatred of any humans. I will never approve of hatred or the perpetration of hatred by any of my fellow Americans. noway

armydoc4u's photo
Sat 02/09/08 06:19 PM
while researching this, yet another government welfare handout program, and its little off shoot programs.... can you tell me the purpose of freakin social security in the first place. add to that the life expectancy of the average american in the year that this socialist program was enacted(illegally) on the us people?

you weent expected to live long enough to receive any benies from the damn thing. or if you did it woldnt be for a prolonged time.... now its engrained itself as yet another "right"? screw that, needs to be abolished, theres enough welfare to go around,,, or if you cant stand to have your welfare taken away, how about we at very least- stop letting non citizens from receiving moey that should not be going to them. I do not recall having read or otherwise being taught anywhere in the constitution it being written or implied that non cits be "entitled" to everything equally or otherwise as a TRUE damn citizen.

screw it Im all about isolationism, seal the borders(and i mean for flippin real, seal the damn things off), let the world police itself for awhile... you want your entitlements "my right to welfare" its about the only thing left to do.... of course there is the old mother russian way, nah you couldnt live with the communist tag placed on yourselves, forget the fact that that is what most extremist left or right try to steer the country towards. but do whatcha wanna do....... you're not really the ones paying for it anyway.


pass the hooka


doc

Lindyy's photo
Sat 02/09/08 06:48 PM
Armydoc:

First, the very first post I started this off with explains why social security was begun.

Second, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I did immigration law, and saw what the people who wanted to enter this country the LEGAL way, what they went through to accomplish this PRIVILEGE, I said "not only do I vehemently feel the borders need sealed, secured, we also need to have, well, sorry, doc, I can't say, as I will get blasted to you know where and back, but a little more "force" needs to be put in place to secure our borders and protect the safety of the United States of America. ENOUGH of the disrespect these illegals give our great country!

Lindyy




Serchin4MyRedWine's photo
Sat 02/09/08 07:33 PM

Certain people are angry that
the US might protect its own
borders, might make it harder
to sneak into this country and,
once here, to stay indefinitely.

Let me see if I correctly understand
the thinking behind these illegal alien defenders.

Let's say I break into your house.
Let's say that when you discover
me in your house, you insist that I leave.
But I say, 'No! I like it here.
It's better than my house. I've made all
the beds and washed the
dishes and did the laundry
and swept the floors. I've
done all the things you don't
like to do. I'm hard-working
and honest
(except for when I broke into your house).

According to these illegal alien defenders:
You are Required to let me stay in your house
You are Required to feed me
You are Required to add me to your family's insurance plan
You are Required to Educate my kids
You are Required to Provide other benefits to me & to my family
(my spouse will do all of your yard work because
he is also hard-working and honest, except for that
breaking in part).


If you try to call the police or force me out,
I will call my friends who will picket your
house carrying signs that proclaim my
RIGHT to be there.


It's only fair, after all, because you have
a nicer house than I do, and I'm just
trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working
and honest, person, except for well,
you know, I did break into your house
And what a deal it is for me!!!


I live in your house, contributing only a
fraction of the cost of my keep, and
there is nothing you can do about it
without being accused of being cold,
uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and
bigoted behavior.


Oh yeah, I DEMAND that you learn
MY LANGUAGE!!! so you can
communicate with me.


Why can't people see how ridiculous
this is?! Only in America drinker drinker drinker

Dragoness's photo
Sat 02/09/08 07:44 PM
Edited by Dragoness on Sat 02/09/08 07:49 PM


Certain people are angry that
the US might protect its own
borders, might make it harder
to sneak into this country and,
once here, to stay indefinitely.

Let me see if I correctly understand
the thinking behind these illegal alien defenders.

Let's say I break into your house.
Let's say that when you discover
me in your house, you insist that I leave.
But I say, 'No! I like it here.
It's better than my house. I've made all
the beds and washed the
dishes and did the laundry
and swept the floors. I've
done all the things you don't
like to do. I'm hard-working
and honest
(except for when I broke into your house).

According to these illegal alien defenders:
You are Required to let me stay in your house
You are Required to feed me
You are Required to add me to your family's insurance plan
You are Required to Educate my kids
You are Required to Provide other benefits to me & to my family
(my spouse will do all of your yard work because
he is also hard-working and honest, except for that
breaking in part).


If you try to call the police or force me out,
I will call my friends who will picket your
house carrying signs that proclaim my
RIGHT to be there.


It's only fair, after all, because you have
a nicer house than I do, and I'm just
trying to better myself. I'm a hard-working
and honest, person, except for well,
you know, I did break into your house
And what a deal it is for me!!!


I live in your house, contributing only a
fraction of the cost of my keep, and
there is nothing you can do about it
without being accused of being cold,
uncaring, selfish, prejudiced, and
bigoted behavior.


Oh yeah, I DEMAND that you learn
MY LANGUAGE!!! so you can
communicate with me.


Why can't people see how ridiculous
this is?! Only in America drinker drinker drinker



laugh laugh laugh That is a funny analogylaugh laugh laugh Not exactly accurate but funny non the less.laugh laugh To bad, when they "broke in" 50 years ago and noone said anything and let them live and work and make a life while "broke in", now suddenly you realized this many years later that they "broke in" now you scream foul? Oh and while they are "broke in" your own federal government has a law already on the books that says the "breaker inners" cannot receive any benefits from the government so that lie is untruth. You can't have it both ways, enjoy the slave labor of the "breaker inners" for many many years and then suddenly "decide" they "broke in" and it is a problem.noway huh laugh

But it was funny, I will give it thatlaugh

Dragoness's photo
Sat 02/09/08 08:02 PM

while researching this, yet another government welfare handout program, and its little off shoot programs.... can you tell me the purpose of freakin social security in the first place. add to that the life expectancy of the average american in the year that this socialist program was enacted(illegally) on the us people?

you weent expected to live long enough to receive any benies from the damn thing. or if you did it woldnt be for a prolonged time.... now its engrained itself as yet another "right"? screw that, needs to be abolished, theres enough welfare to go around,,, or if you cant stand to have your welfare taken away, how about we at very least- stop letting non citizens from receiving moey that should not be going to them. I do not recall having read or otherwise being taught anywhere in the constitution it being written or implied that non cits be "entitled" to everything equally or otherwise as a TRUE damn citizen.

screw it Im all about isolationism, seal the borders(and i mean for flippin real, seal the damn things off), let the world police itself for awhile... you want your entitlements "my right to welfare" its about the only thing left to do.... of course there is the old mother russian way, nah you couldnt live with the communist tag placed on yourselves, forget the fact that that is what most extremist left or right try to steer the country towards. but do whatcha wanna do....... you're not really the ones paying for it anyway.


pass the hooka


doc


This post was all over the place but I will attempt to address the issues. For one our borders should have been secured all along. Long standing problem. Solution close the fr*cken borders and harbors and everything, which should have happened had baby shrub been any kind of decent president. Second the welfare state you speak of has been reformed in the 90s. Clinton instituted welfare reform then and I helped to create the new programs that are now in place. There is no sit on welfare and get benefits anymore. Thirdly, social security is damn hard to get, no illegals or anyone who is not really disabled gets this benefit. Fourth as I have stated continually throughout all of my posts, the federal government said no illegals get any benefits from the government and this was in place way before illegals became such an issue. Fifth, I pay my taxes and I want my taxes to help those who are in need of help, it is what it was meant for. Right now, it is helping the tornado victims and their families and I am proud of this fact.

I do not have a problem with controlling the borders should have been happening all along. I do not have a problem with enforcing immigration laws should have been happening long ago and now the issue is larger than just controlling the borders and enforcing the laws. So now we must humanely, with dignity address the issues with the illegals. It is our fault they are here.

Serchin4MyRedWine's photo
Sat 02/09/08 08:04 PM
"To bad, when they "broke in" 50 years ago and noone said anything and let them live and work and make a life while "broke in", now suddenly you realized this many years later that they "broke in" now you scream foul? "

Well I see you are not very informed on the issue. We have been trying to keep illegals from crossing the Mexican border for a long time...NOT JUST "SUDDENLY" as you say. The INS was trying to keep illegals out since about 1904...then the Border Patrol was founded in 1924 for the specific reason to keep illegals from crossing the Mexican border.

But of course you will come up with some other quasi-liberal reason to fit your agenda for being "compassionate" about illegalslaugh

Dragoness's photo
Sat 02/09/08 08:11 PM

Armydoc:

First, the very first post I started this off with explains why social security was begun.

Second, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I did immigration law, and saw what the people who wanted to enter this country the LEGAL way, what they went through to accomplish this PRIVILEGE, I said "not only do I vehemently feel the borders need sealed, secured, we also need to have, well, sorry, doc, I can't say, as I will get blasted to you know where and back, but a little more "force" needs to be put in place to secure our borders and protect the safety of the United States of America. ENOUGH of the disrespect these illegals give our great country!

Lindyy






As for the disrespect they show our country some of them appreciate this country that hates them more than the citizens here do. They understand coming from where they do the advantages we have here. The propaganda has all of them being criminals and such. They are for the most part hard working people who saw a chance to better their lives and took it. One has to understand this position. Now laws have to be followed but if they have not been followed for 50 years and suddenly "people" notice this, the issue becomes more complex then just enforcing the original laws. We must be humane, considerate and empathatic to the other humans of which we speak.

Serchin4MyRedWine's photo
Sat 02/09/08 08:12 PM
Dragoness...your very last statement
"It is our fault they are here." says it all about your flawed logic. I don't remeber ever hearing about our troops going into mexico to force these people at gun point to come over and break our laws by crossing the border ILLEGALLY.So how does all this become OUR FAULT ????noway noway :wink:

Dragoness's photo
Sat 02/09/08 08:21 PM

Dragoness...your very last statement
"It is our fault they are here." says it all about your flawed logic. I don't remeber ever hearing about our troops going into mexico to force these people at gun point to come over and break our laws by crossing the border ILLEGALLY.So how does all this become OUR FAULT ????noway noway :wink:


Illegals have been here for a long time. The elite hired them on purpose for their household jobs and such. We knew this or at least the informed knew this was going on. We knew they were here and turn a blind eye to the fact. Allowing them to live here unhindered and in some cases protected by the rich who hired them. Now some want to jump on this bandwagon of hatred to scream about the "problem of them being here". We all knew they were here. We all turned a blind eye to the problem. We are at fault for this action of non-action that we all did. We helped create a bigger problem. Has nothing to do with liberalism unless liberalism means we see our own responsibility in our world and non liberals do not.

mnhiker's photo
Sat 02/09/08 08:35 PM


Armydoc:

First, the very first post I started this off with explains why social security was begun.

Second, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I did immigration law, and saw what the people who wanted to enter this country the LEGAL way, what they went through to accomplish this PRIVILEGE, I said "not only do I vehemently feel the borders need sealed, secured, we also need to have, well, sorry, doc, I can't say, as I will get blasted to you know where and back, but a little more "force" needs to be put in place to secure our borders and protect the safety of the United States of America. ENOUGH of the disrespect these illegals give our great country!

Lindyy






As for the disrespect they show our country some of them appreciate this country that hates them more than the citizens here do. They understand coming from where they do the advantages we have here. The propaganda has all of them being criminals and such. They are for the most part hard working people who saw a chance to better their lives and took it. One has to understand this position. Now laws have to be followed but if they have not been followed for 50 years and suddenly "people" notice this, the issue becomes more complex then just enforcing the original laws. We must be humane, considerate and empathatic to the other humans of which we speak.


I would agree with that last sentence, with the exception
of those who break our laws other than being here illegally.

Any illegal convicted of a felony should be kicked out of the country, period!!! Don't pass Go, don't collect 200 dollars.

Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

You have the Mexican Mafia selling meth in this country and they have mules, right? Someone buys the meth from them, not necessarily an illegal alien. Other crimes (done by people high on meth or doing crimes to get money to get more meth) result from this.

So not only does there need to be a crackdown on the supply,
but also the demand.

mnhiker's photo
Sat 02/09/08 08:35 PM



Armydoc:

First, the very first post I started this off with explains why social security was begun.

Second, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When I did immigration law, and saw what the people who wanted to enter this country the LEGAL way, what they went through to accomplish this PRIVILEGE, I said "not only do I vehemently feel the borders need sealed, secured, we also need to have, well, sorry, doc, I can't say, as I will get blasted to you know where and back, but a little more "force" needs to be put in place to secure our borders and protect the safety of the United States of America. ENOUGH of the disrespect these illegals give our great country!

Lindyy






As for the disrespect they show our country some of them appreciate this country that hates them more than the citizens here do. They understand coming from where they do the advantages we have here. The propaganda has all of them being criminals and such. They are for the most part hard working people who saw a chance to better their lives and took it. One has to understand this position. Now laws have to be followed but if they have not been followed for 50 years and suddenly "people" notice this, the issue becomes more complex then just enforcing the original laws. We must be humane, considerate and empathatic to the other humans of which we speak.


I would agree with that last sentence, with the exception of those who break our laws other than being here illegally.

Any illegal convicted of a felony should be kicked out of the country, period!!! Don't pass Go, don't collect 200 dollars.

Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

You have the Mexican Mafia selling meth in this country and they have mules, right? Someone buys the meth from them, not necessarily an illegal alien. Other crimes (done by people high on meth or doing crimes to get money to get more meth) result from this.

So not only does there need to be a crackdown on the supply,
but also the demand.