Gallup poll: Most American workers have now lost hope of everreceiving Social Security benefits

Brian wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:18:55 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:


Republicans have been preaching doom and gloom about Social Security
since George Bush tried to privatize it in 2005 and that undoubtedly
explains why so many people are worried about receiving their
benefits.

It's been an inevitable problem since long before then. When it was
set up, there were many paying into the system for each beneficiary.
It will be about three before too long. The system is unsustainable as
it is currently structured.

Obviously the solution is worse health care.

On Jul 21, 11:16*pm, Bill Bonde
wrote:
Obviously the solution is worse health care.
Obviously, the solutiion is a trip to Europe. Why else would this all
have been posted in rec.travel.europe?

wrote:
On Jul 21, 11:16 pm, Bill
wrote:
Obviously the solution is worse health care.
Obviously, the solutiion is a trip to Europe. Why else would this all
have been posted in rec.travel.europe?

Spam.

Bill Bonde wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:18:55 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:


Republicans have been preaching doom and gloom about Social Security
since George Bush tried to privatize it in 2005 and that undoubtedly
explains why so many people are worried about receiving their
benefits.

It's been an inevitable problem since long before then. When it was
set up, there were many paying into the system for each beneficiary.
It will be about three before too long. The system is unsustainable
as
it is currently structured.

Obviously the solution is worse health care.

How does that follow? The simplest first step is to raise the initial
eligibility age. Another easy one would be to make people who don't
really need it at all ineligible.
--
Erilar, biblioholic medievalist

Erilar wrote:
Bill Bonde wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:18:55 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:


Republicans have been preaching doom and gloom about Social Security
since George Bush tried to privatize it in 2005 and that undoubtedly
explains why so many people are worried about receiving their
benefits.
It's been an inevitable problem since long before then. When it was
set up, there were many paying into the system for each beneficiary.
It will be about three before too long. The system is unsustainable
as
it is currently structured.

Obviously the solution is worse health care.

How does that follow? The simplest first step is to raise the initial
eligibility age. Another easy one would be to make people who don't
really need it at all ineligible.

And abolish the "ceiling" for Social Security taxable wages! (Medicare
taxes are assessed on ALL earned income, but although the Social
Security taxable amount has risen considerably from the $9,400 it once
was, the tax is not assessed upon income over a specified amount.)

On 23/07/10 20:18, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:


Erilar wrote:
Bill Bonde wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:18:55 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:


Republicans have been preaching doom and gloom about Social Security
since George Bush tried to privatize it in 2005 and that undoubtedly
explains why so many people are worried about receiving their
benefits.
It's been an inevitable problem since long before then. When it was
set up, there were many paying into the system for each beneficiary.
It will be about three before too long. The system is unsustainable
as
it is currently structured.

Obviously the solution is worse health care.

How does that follow? The simplest first step is to raise the initial
eligibility age. Another easy one would be to make people who don't
really need it at all ineligible.

And abolish the "ceiling" for Social Security taxable wages! (Medicare
taxes are assessed on ALL earned income, but although the Social
Security taxable amount has risen considerably from the $9,400 it once
was, the tax is not assessed upon income over a specified amount.)

What has this got tod with Europe, Evelyn?

On Jul 23, 10:25*pm, Martin wrote:
On 23/07/10 20:18, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:





Erilar wrote:
Bill Bonde wrote:
Brian wrote:
On Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:18:55 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Republicans have been preaching doom and gloom about Social Security
since George Bush tried to privatize it in 2005 and that undoubtedly
explains why so many people are worried about receiving their
benefits.
It's been an inevitable problem since long before then. When it was
set up, there were many paying into the system for each beneficiary.
It will be about three before too long. The system is unsustainable
as
it is currently structured.

Obviously the solution is worse health care.

How does that follow? *The simplest first step is to raise the initial
eligibility age. Another easy one would be to make people who don't
really need it at all ineligible.

And abolish the "ceiling" for Social Security taxable wages! *(Medicare
taxes are assessed on ALL earned income, but although the Social
Security taxable amount has risen considerably from the $9,400 it once
was, the tax is not assessed upon income over a specified amount.)

What has this got tod with Europe, Evelyn?

Pure e(g)o

On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:30:43 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Jul 21, 11:16*pm, Bill Bonde
wrote:
Obviously the solution is worse health care.
Obviously, the solutiion is a trip to Europe. Why else would this all
have been posted in rec.travel.europe?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/wo...n.html?_r=1&hp

Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care

By SARAH LYALL
Published: July 24, 2010

Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain’s socialized health
care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure
constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that
will deliver the best care for the cheapest price while costs and
demand escalate.

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Brian wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:30:43 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Jul 21, 11:16 pm, Bill
wrote:
Obviously the solution is worse health care.
Obviously, the solutiion is a trip to Europe. Why else would this all
have been posted in rec.travel.europe?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/wo...n.html?_r=1&hp

Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care

By SARAH LYALL
Published: July 24, 2010

Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain’s socialized health
care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure
constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that
will deliver the best care for the cheapest price while costs and
demand escalate.

Keep in mind that the goal is to kill everyone off to save money. As
usual around here, the actual point in the requote is cut: "Obviously
the solution is worse health care."