They Voted to NOT give you Social Security or VA benefits Cost of Living Raises

[Diane Amberg]

Now that you mention it, I remember when our last several checks of the year didn't have SS deducted because we had paid in the max.

[Anmar]

Social security is invested in US treasury bonds i believe.

[srkruzich]

Social security is invested in US treasury bonds i believe.

Not anymore after clinton. He removed them from the bonds so that the Government doesn't have to pay interest.  Its how he supposedly balanced the budget.

[Warph]

I thought you didn't like socialist programs?  now you're complaining that the government isn't giving you enough money? 

Stop playing golf and living off the taxpayer dime and go get a job. 

Isn't that the conservative viewpoint these days?

Your pissed because you'll probably never see social security with the lousy attitude you have. 

Up yours, you little muslimoid freak....

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[Warph]

You know, in a way, Anmar is right (God that really hurt).  So long as Warph is only recieveing what he paid in then fine.  However, if he, like some are getting more than what he paid, that ain't right.  As for not having to work when you reach a certain age, thats not a Right, unless a person has a means of supporting themselves without having to take from others. 

In a way, Anmar is right???  Did you happen to fall and hit your head... or have you been smoking some of Anmar's dirty shit?  Do you want to go into a little more detail about WTF you are talking about that has my name attached to it?  I'm listening!

[Anmar]

awwww warph, don't get mad.  Sooner or later people will realize what I already know.  You aren't really a conservative.  Lord knows you don't share the same common moral values that most of us do.  Just look at the hatred in your posts....

[Diane Amberg]

Good grief! and David was concerned because children read these posts? I can't find anything that says the SS money when it comes in is not invested any longer in Treasuries, or maybe I just can't find what it is invested in. Also our Gov't does have a few other forms of income such as fines....PB will be paying a huge one, as did ENRON and a few others and tariffs and duties on goods valued at more than $400.00. that we bring home from international traveling.Tariffs don't amount to much any more since Reagan, then Pappa Bush, followed by Bill Clinton, ditched most tariffs to stimulate trade with "most favored country status" and invented NAFTA and encouraged trade with China. We all know how that has turned out. Some years ago foreign cars had to pay a tariff when they came here so American cars could compete in price. I don't know how that stands now.

[Roma Jean Turner]

Gee Warph, just when I thought your basic art was writing,  I find out you are accomplished at graphic arts.   

[Wilma]

I just checked something that has been in the back of my mind.  Warph, where did you get this article?  Congress does not vote on the COLA for SS.  Neither does it vote on raising the Medicare Part B premium.  It is all built in to the law and automatic each year.  Cost of Living is determined from the 3rd quarter statistics for each year.  If we are not getting a COLA this year, it is because the Cost of Living did not go up during the 3rd quarter.  If there is no raise, neither is there a raise in the Part B premiums.  It is in the law.  Are you saying that the law has been changed?

[Varmit]

Warph, I was just using your name as an example...sorry, won't happen again.  As for Anmar being right, in a way he is.  If we are going to take from working folks and give to non-working folks i.e. retirees, then we can't really complain about welfare or other social programs.  What kills me about this is when people say things like "I paid into it, I should get it even though I know it is nothing more than a scam."  That is nothing more than Fruit of the Forbidden tree if you ask me.  The moral thing to do would be to end this fraud and give back what was paid in to the rightful owners.