GOP Meltdown: Paul Ryan Doubles Down On His Losing Southern Strategy

[editec]

Someone must take cuts in their government benefits. Since very few elderly depend solely on social security they should be more than willing to help the country that has been so good to them. .

You'd think so, but you're talking about the Baby Boomers here, the first American generation of greedy, self-centered, free loading pigs. They don't care about anyone but themselves.

Oh you mean that generation who not only paid off the growing social security debt of the WWII and Korean Generation but who also prefunded social security until 2055, you mean?

Those greedy, self-centered, free loading pigs?

Yeah, bastards!

 

[JoeB131]

Most of the 'elderly' have substantial incomes. Ryan is right, most of those with those incomes would be willing to 'sacrifice' some for the future generations. More to the point, if they do so, those elderly with less than adequate incomes, would be better cared for.

Now or later. Now is sacrifice, later is suffering.

Really? We'll see...

Sorry, I kind of have to agree with Ryan on this one. There are people getting checks from Social Security- really big checks- that don't need them.

Now, "Means-testing" social security will blow the lie that it's a retirement program out of the water, and I'm fine with that. The fact is, if you retire at 65, you'll get everything you put into social security back by the time you are 72. It is a welfare program, and we might as well call it that without the shame we attach to the word "Welfare".