We Keep Hearing Social Security Is Running Out Of Money But Never The Same With Welfare! Why?!

[Moonglow]

The SS, medicaid, and medicare programs are easily sustainable as we all know.

Wait till the full brunt of Obamacare kicks in

Evil cantor follows

 

[francoHFW]

The SS, medicaid, and medicare programs are easily sustainable as we all know.

Wait till the full brunt of Obamacare kicks in

The worst is almost over- growing pains, Pub obstruction and bs, insurer ditto. Now transparent competitiion works its wonders, chump of greedy liars...

 

[gipper]

The SS, medicaid, and medicare programs are easily sustainable as we all know.

Dreamer.

$20 trillion national debt soon....over $100 trillion in obligations...is unsustainable.

We are going the way of Rome....thanks to terribly corrupt political leadership and weak minded people.

 

[g5000]

What is interesting is the first group worked for their money. The second group did not.

The allocation for each is different. Social Security is paid for with taxes that are specifically earmarked for it. So if the program outgo exceeds the program income, then it is "out of money".

Welfare is structured differently. There is no specific scheme to pay for it, so to say it is "out of money" would be a non sequitur. It therefore becomes an issue of how much do you want to shell out, and who do you want to receive it.

Do you get any tax exemptions or deductions or credits? Then you are on welfare, too, if you believe "welfare" is a government gift which must be paid for by other people or through borrowing.

 

[gipper]

SS is just fine. AARP says Pubcrappe about it is the #1 myth in America.

Well when you have Fox news to help guide the GOP, whadda ya expect?

Yeah...the welfare state is doing GREAT! Keep telling yourself that.

When Big Ears is done, $20 trillion national debt will weigh heavily.

And a repub can get elected president and increase the debt also, just like they always have...

Really...no shit.

There is no difference between the parties....dipshit.

 

[SmarterThanTheAverageBear]

What is interesting is the first group worked for their money. The second group did not.

when they say social security is going bankrupt they mean the actual fund that allegedly has a surplus. There isn't ever supposed to be a need to borrow to pay social security thus if they ever DO have to borrow, that program will be bankrupt.

Welfare on the other hand is all paid with borrowed money, and its honestly unlikely that the US will never be prevented from borrowing, so no bankruptcy.

 

[g5000]

There is no difference between the parties

This is particularly true when it comes to fiscal responsibility. They only differ over what they deficit spend the money on.

 

[gipper]

There is no difference between the parties

This is particularly true when it comes to fiscal responsibility. They only differ over what they deficit spend the money on.

Yes....the parties want to give the money they have stolen, to your special friends.

 

[francoHFW]

80% of the deficit is STILL assistance for victims of the Pub depression and obstruction. Tax the richest and giant corps, invest in training and pay a living wage and we'd be out of this. And would've been 3 years ago. Without the Pub phony crises, ditto. The New bs GOP is a disgrace.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The millennials are already telling you far righties to shut up.

The don't believe you. The know the systems can be easily fixed once you no longer have the votes to interfere, which will be in 2017.

 

[Contumacious]

The SS, medicaid, and medicare programs are easily sustainable as we all know.

By "all" you mean the gullible, the zombified, the narcotized?

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[initforme]

SS has been working.... yet some who hate working folk are against it. Must be below the mason Dixon line.

 

[JakeStarkey]

The SS, medicaid, and medicare programs are easily sustainable as we all know.

By "all" you mean the gullible, the zombified, the narcotized?

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All those who are not in loony libertarianville with you? Yup, that's right.

Son, you live in a society, a compact of citizens. You don't walk alone, bub. You will pay your fair share.

 

[JakeStarkey]

SS is doing its job, and will continue to do so for a very long time.

The log jam on SS fixes will be broken in 2016, for good this time.