Socialist Responsibility! Social Security Not A Cause Of Federal Deficit!

[Steelplate]

Do you even understand why they have those metrics or why Americans are lacking in that area? I’ll give you a hint, it has virtually nothing to do with the quality of healthcare in each country.

You are right.... It has LITTLE to do with the quality of Healthcare. It has to do with the availability of health care. Most of those other countries have knowledgeable Doctors, well trained support staff, and while their Med/Tech equipment may not be at the same level as ours(at least in accessibility), they manage to do a pretty decent job.

Finally as a commentary... We have to decide what kind of country we want to be. Do we really want to be a "I got mine, you get yours" kind of country? We are better than that.

 

[Antiderivative]

I agree, but attack the bankers. However, you fucktards don't.

Why?

Fuck you

 

[editec]

Social security ought NOT to be in a catagory of debts different than the category INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL DEBT.

Because that is what social security is...a debt the government owes to the social security trust fund.

Our government owes social security $2.4 TRILLION, folks.

How much does the government OWE the DoD?

Not one red cent.

Get it?

 

[FA_Q2]

Do you even understand why they have those metrics or why Americans are lacking in that area? I’ll give you a hint, it has virtually nothing to do with the quality of healthcare in each country.

You are right.... It has LITTLE to do with the quality of Healthcare. It has to do with the availability of health care. Most of those other countries have knowledgeable Doctors, well trained support staff, and while their Med/Tech equipment may not be at the same level as ours(at least in accessibility), they manage to do a pretty decent job.

Finally as a commentary... We have to decide what kind of country we want to be. Do we really want to be a "I got mine, you get yours" kind of country? We are better than that.

It has far more to do with lifestyle than any availability of HC as well as the way Americans approach HC in general. Typically we don’t fix a problem until after it becomes a problem. In other societies preventative measures are seen as a better solution and they are. It has never been an availability issue though there are availability problems. Something that this bill did not fix by the way.

 

[Antiderivative]

Our FP is bankrupting us, not our domestic policies. For instance, Americans do not ask the question, "What policies would be best for America"? Instead, they ask what county we should bomb next without careful thought. However, careful deliberation is not considered a political asset in America. What is an asset? Creating a false dichotomy in which Americans can easily agree with.

Fuck you America.

 

[Contumacious]

So finally some analysts somewhere have noted that fixing the federal deficit problem has nothing to do with Social Security. Medicare Is Not the Problem. Health Care Reform is not the problem.

U.S. Heading For Financial Trouble?

Comptroller Says Medicare Program Endangers Financial Stability

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[waltky]

Granny says dey didn't help her get dat 2nd stimulus check either...

AARP slammed for not fighting Social Security cuts
6/17/2011 - Seniors' group claims position unchanged on revenue enhancements, benefit adjustments

AARP, the powerful lobby for older Americans, was hammered Friday by fellow activists for refusing to oppose any and all cuts to Social Security benefits, a position the group says it has long held as a way to extend the life of the massive retirement and disability program. The group, which has 37 million Americans as members, adamantly opposes cutting Social Security benefits to help reduce the federal budget deficit, said David Certner, the organization's director of legislative policy. But for years AARP has acknowledged that cuts to future benefits may be necessary to improve the program's finances, he said.

"Our policy for decades has always been that we basically support a package that would include revenue enhancements and benefit adjustments to get Social Security to long-term solvency," Certner said. "That has been our policy stated over and over again for, I mean, literally it has to be two decades, now."

However, the issue gained major notice Friday as White House and congressional leaders continued to negotiate ways to reduce government red ink. Social Security has not been a part of those talks. Instead, negotiators have focused on potential cuts to Medicare, the government health insurance program for older Americans. In the midst of that, The Wall Street Journal quoted AARP's longtime policy chief, John Rother, saying the agency was dropping its longstanding opposition to cutting Social Security benefits.

"The ship was sailing. I wanted to be at the wheel when that happens," The Journal quoted Rother as saying. Certner said the story was inaccurate, that AARP's views were long held. Nevertheless, the story set off a firestorm among Social Security advocates, who roundly criticized AARP as selling out seniors. Most advocacy groups oppose all cuts to Social Security benefits, even those that would affect only future generations, such as an increase in the retirement age.

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