As a senior citizen who started work at age 16 paying FICA for approximately 74 years almost without break, I hope no one is including us in this scenario. Nothing gets my back up more than a know-nothing accusing Seniors of being on the government tit. For not only did I contribute to FICA all those years, I also forked over a goodly portion of my paycheck to pay Federal Income Tax.
If I were to calculate the amount paid into this system over the 74 years along with reasonable interest that would normally accrue on money, the total might approximate a small lottery win. Nor is Medicare a freebie - out of my monthly stipend (which is around $1600) $167 is deducted for Medicare, $15 for Part D Prescription and $79 for Supplemental insurance for a grand total of $261. That's about 16% of my total monthly income. Fortunately I am a very healthy 75-year young person. I take a generic high blood pressure medication and baby aspirin, which doesn't cost $15 a month. But if I drop this insurance, I cannot reinstate it again.
And the next time anyone decides to blame someone for the ever-decreasing funds in the Social Security coffers, look to that pilfering bunch of criminals commonly referred to as Congress. Over the years, Congress has "dipped" into FICA, which they never bothered to repay. Now that the shit has hit the fan, that thieving group wants to aim it somewhere else by blaming everyone but themselves. The usual SNAFU
Seniors are often confused with non-citizens, who are able to get medical care and draw SSDI (Disability) simply because their children were born here. They have never contributed one thin dime to the system, yet they draw out of it. Proving that those on whom we've relied to look out for our interests are brain dead.
The U.S. is the only country in the world that grants citizenship to a child born to parents illegally in the country. As long as nonsensical laws like that remain, how on earth could we ever get a handle on illegals. The answer, we can't.
Another freebie gripe are those women whose career path is having as many illegitimate babies as it takes to support them. By no means do I propose instituting any measures interfering with an individual's procreation rights. But the bottomless well aka Welfare needs to be capped at some point in this regeneration; I suggest at 2. It should also be mandatory and prerequisite that those applying for Welfare certify they have exhausted all efforts to find and make the male party in this tango monetarily responsible.
And last but not least, fiscal responsibility must become the bellwether by which those we elect to represent us be measured when re-election time rolls around. If these representatives have not acted and voted in a fiscally responsible manner, they should be cut from the team. There is always a fresh crew ready to step up, suit up and take a turn at bat.
Thank you for reading this, if you did and sorry for the rant.
such BS
