Comments on: A Socially Responsible Reply to Avoiding Social Security http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/ Money Tips for a Better Life Thu, 17 May 2012 16:08:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Charles L. Gardner http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-197329 Charles L. Gardner Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:54:42 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-197329 And by the way.Does everyone realize that the government has also miss used our tax money sending it overseas through grant of corperations to so call create jobs in this country.Guess what they don't even charge tax on what is shipped back into this country.Guess who pays the tax on what you buy.HHHMMM!!!!Guess whos' complaining about China and foreign countries passing us up in technology.Of course China and Japan and Korea and the rest of them are using American money to defeat us.Guess whos's winning And by the way.Does everyone realize that the government has also miss used our tax money sending it overseas through grant of corperations to so call create jobs in this country.Guess what they don’t even charge tax on what is shipped back into this country.Guess who pays the tax on what you buy.HHHMMM!!!!Guess whos’ complaining about China and foreign countries passing us up in technology.Of course China and Japan and Korea and the rest of them are using American money to defeat us.Guess whos’s winning

]]> By: Charles L. Gardner http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-197327 Charles L. Gardner Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:47:28 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-197327 The government has borrowed out of Social Security since the 1950s and has never required the different departments to repay what they've borrowed.No body has sense enough to bring that up to our geniuses in Washington The government has borrowed out of Social Security since the 1950s and has never required the different departments to repay what they’ve borrowed.No body has sense enough to bring that up to our geniuses in Washington

]]> By: Anonymous http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-167728 Anonymous Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:44:32 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-167728 Social Security has been bankrupt for many years... Of course the federal reserve stimulates it from time to time but innevidably puts us further into debt. SS needs to be shut down as soon as possible. There are many other programs to pay your retirement benefits into. You're an idiot to believe you can recover something that has bigger debt than any other country. We pay social securtiy because it is suppose to be put aside for when we retire but obviously is so behind that OUR money that is suppose to be for OUR retirement is going to the ederly; well sorry screw you ederly because now there's nothing besides bankruptsy when we want to retire and we'll never be able to when were that respectable ederly like all you out there. and the ederly were the one's that started this fucked up program and now some of us want to try and keep it going. Social Security was a debt that the ederly put on generation baby boomers and now baby boomers are pushing onto generation X. But Generation is not so ignorant and selfish to try and keep a program running; that would mean we (generation X) Is wanting to pass it off to the next; but we have balls to take a stand and say no were not doing this to our kids. Too bad none of you were'nt selfish enough to protect generation X from what some say were heading into another Great Depression but times ten. So quit the wo was me's, yeah you had it tough, but likely it going to be times ten for us. Social Security has been bankrupt for many years… Of course the federal reserve stimulates it from time to time but innevidably puts us further into debt. SS needs to be shut down as soon as possible. There are many other programs to pay your retirement benefits into. You’re an idiot to believe you can recover something that has bigger debt than any other country. We pay social securtiy because it is suppose to be put aside for when we retire but obviously is so behind that OUR money that is suppose to be for OUR retirement is going to the ederly; well sorry screw you ederly because now there’s nothing besides bankruptsy when we want to retire and we’ll never be able to when were that respectable ederly like all you out there. and the ederly were the one’s that started this fucked up program and now some of us want to try and keep it going. Social Security was a debt that the ederly put on generation baby boomers and now baby boomers are pushing onto generation X. But Generation is not so ignorant and selfish to try and keep a program running; that would mean we (generation X) Is wanting to pass it off to the next; but we have balls to take a stand and say no were not doing this to our kids. Too bad none of you were’nt selfish enough to protect generation X from what some say were heading into another Great Depression but times ten. So quit the wo was me’s, yeah you had it tough, but likely it going to be times ten for us.

]]> By: Anonymous http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-159881 Anonymous Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:25:27 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-159881 Social Security is a state sponsored pyramid scheme that will have to end at some point. Social Security is a state sponsored pyramid scheme that will have to end at some point.

]]> By: Ben http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-85789 Ben Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:18:05 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-85789 Good point Mark, does seem like a double standard. I imagine/hope Social Security is going to become a bigger and bigger issue during the election. The longer they put off dealing with it, the harder it will be to fix. Good point Mark, does seem like a double standard. I imagine/hope Social Security is going to become a bigger and bigger issue during the election. The longer they put off dealing with it, the harder it will be to fix.

]]> By: Mark Russell http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-85774 Mark Russell Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:13:48 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-85774 Question: If the government thinks we need social security, then please explain to me why government employee's and officials have their own separate program. Are they more responsible than me, one must wonder when you see how certain government agencies are run. And why is it a members only club, should I get a part time job as a government employee in order to have control of my retirement? Question:
If the government thinks we need social security, then please explain to me why government employee’s and officials have their own separate program. Are they more responsible than me, one must wonder when you see how certain government agencies are run. And why is it a members only club, should I get a part time job as a government employee in order to have control of my retirement?

]]> By: Anon http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-79723 Anon Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:05:29 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-79723 If you don't think raising the cap is aggressive, think again. People assume that everyone earning above 100k is filthy rich and deserves to be taxed dry. That viewpoint overlooks the large number of careers that have one boom year and many, many bust years. That also overlooks the large number of people who take high paying jobs to pay off student loans and will then switch to a lower paying job that helps others. Or the large number of parents who are paying for rising tuition costs. Finally, I know this is controversial to say, but for those of us who studied on Friday and Saturday nights instead of partying all through high school and college and got good jobs, and those of us who now work 80 hour weeks, why should we bear the responsibility for those who didn't/don't? If you don’t think raising the cap is aggressive, think again. People assume that everyone earning above 100k is filthy rich and deserves to be taxed dry. That viewpoint overlooks the large number of careers that have one boom year and many, many bust years. That also overlooks the large number of people who take high paying jobs to pay off student loans and will then switch to a lower paying job that helps others. Or the large number of parents who are paying for rising tuition costs. Finally, I know this is controversial to say, but for those of us who studied on Friday and Saturday nights instead of partying all through high school and college and got good jobs, and those of us who now work 80 hour weeks, why should we bear the responsibility for those who didn’t/don’t?

]]> By: Paul http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-30899 Paul Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:16:39 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-30899 Since we're asking moral questions, who says the Federal Gummint has the moral right to take away my money with the threat of putting me in jail? Sure maybe the program does good for people who have no where else to turn, but why should I be forced to give to it? I already give voluntarily to charities that I believe in, and your reader is free to give voluntarily to charities that he or she believes in, but don't throw me in jail just because I don't believe Social Security is a good use of my money. Since we’re asking moral questions, who says the Federal Gummint has the moral right to take away my money with the threat of putting me in jail?

Sure maybe the program does good for people who have no where else to turn, but why should I be forced to give to it? I already give voluntarily to charities that I believe in, and your reader is free to give voluntarily to charities that he or she believes in, but don’t throw me in jail just because I don’t believe Social Security is a good use of my money.

]]> By: Robert http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-30362 Robert Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:30:27 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-30362 Social Security is a crutch as currently implemented. We should have people saving for their own needs. That safety net should be for people who couldn't do that, not those who didn't. Social Security is a crutch as currently implemented. We should have people saving for their own needs. That safety net should be for people who couldn’t do that, not those who didn’t.

]]> By: Fiscal Musings http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-30024 Fiscal Musings Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:49:56 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/a-socially-responsible-reply-to-avoiding-social-security/#comment-30024 Social Security is one of those futile subjects. You have no control over the program and are at the mercy of easily influenced lawmakers who will say what they think the masses want to hear. The best advice is to exclude Social Security in your planning and treat it as "gravy" if you ever see a payment. Social Security is one of those futile subjects. You have no control over the program and are at the mercy of easily influenced lawmakers who will say what they think the masses want to hear. The best advice is to exclude Social Security in your planning and treat it as “gravy” if you ever see a payment.

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