Re: How Does the New Health Care Reform Bill Affect Your Business ???

[JoeRaisin <joeraisin2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

mleuck wrote:
> On Nov 10, 6:53 pm, JoeRaisin <joeraisin2...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> mleuck wrote:
>>> On Nov 10, 1:09 am, "Robert L Bass" <Sa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> The Repugnant party fought against Social Security and Medicare when they were
>>>> first being considered.
>>> Hardly, if it was anything like Civil Rights it was Republicans who
>>> got them through
>>>> Under Bush II they tried unsuccessfully to gut Social
>>>> Security,
>>> No he tried privatizing it, and your party stalled it leaving it still
>>> going broke in a few years
>> I don't think privatizing is the best way to go with a 'safety net.'  We
>> could end up needing a safety net for the safety net.
>>
>> IMHO, the way to fix it would be to forbid any use of the funds for
>> anything other than benefit payments, increase the cap on contributions
>> (heh - 'contributions' my ass, it's a tax) and means test benefits.
>
> No the only real fix is to eliminate the program, the programs are
> unsustainable
>
>> Instead, all we hear about is raising the qualifying age.  What a
>> friggin load of crap that is...
>
> But if you are going to do something why not raise the qualifying age?
> The average lifespan when Social Security began was between 45 and 50,
> it's now almost 70, if you don't raise the qualifying age you are
> doing nothing more than putting the program into debt even faster
>

Which is why I condone raising the contribution cap and means testing
the benefits.

I can't imagine crawling around in attics and crawl spaces when I'm 70.

Social security is here to stay.  Like it or not.

Which is a lesson we should take to heart in regards to the impending
government health care.