Comments on: ‘THE FOREMOST CHALLENGE OF OUR TIME’ http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/10/13/the-foremost-challenge-of-our-time/ Politics served up with a smile... And a stilletto. Sat, 09 May 2026 19:02:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: retire05 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/10/13/the-foremost-challenge-of-our-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1765304 retire05 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:05:21 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=4788#comment-1765304 Let's not also forget that when the Social Security Act was enacted, it would start giving benefits at age 65. The average life span of a white male at the time was 58, and even less than that for a black male. In other words, it was never meant to cover as many people as it does simply because they would not live long enough to collect. FDR, and his Democratically held congress were fully aware of the age expentancy rates when they set the age to start collecting benefits at 65. There is an excellent book out that gives a shock to one's brain on how social entitlement benefits are robbing Americans; Stealing From Each Other was written by a 30 year economic professor who out lines it all. Let’s not also forget that when the Social Security Act was enacted, it would start giving benefits at age 65. The average life span of a white male at the time was 58, and even less than that for a black male. In other words, it was never meant to cover as many people as it does simply because they would not live long enough to collect. FDR, and his Democratically held congress were fully aware of the age expentancy rates when they set the age to start collecting benefits at 65.

There is an excellent book out that gives a shock to one’s brain on how social entitlement benefits are robbing Americans; Stealing From Each Other was written by a 30 year economic professor who out lines it all.

]]> By: jackson1234 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2009/10/13/the-foremost-challenge-of-our-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1765303 jackson1234 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:18:51 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/?p=4788#comment-1765303 All true. Now a serious question for you. Why then did you advise Republicans to try to help shape a national health care bill the public doesn't want and that would eventually become the grand-daddy of all entitlement programs the world over? I can't square your circle, and wonder how you do. I guess you could argue again the GOP could help put the brakes on what will bankrupt this nation, but honestly, how could they? Would they? Even when the GOP regains the majority, which I think will be sooner than you believe, the pressure will be against elimination of whatever insanity the Democrats are about to throw on top of the ticking entitlement program. I listen to the Democrats lie and lie and lie about their intentions to reduce Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse to the tune of $500 billion, and can imagine them or the GOP or another party two generations out arguing how they plan to eliminate trillions in health care fraud and and abuse. All true.

Now a serious question for you. Why then did you advise Republicans to try to help shape a national health care bill the public doesn’t want and that would eventually become the grand-daddy of all entitlement programs the world over? I can’t square your circle, and wonder how you do. I guess you could argue again the GOP could help put the brakes on what will bankrupt this nation, but honestly, how could they? Would they? Even when the GOP regains the majority, which I think will be sooner than you believe, the pressure will be against elimination of whatever insanity the Democrats are about to throw on top of the ticking entitlement program.

I listen to the Democrats lie and lie and lie about their intentions to reduce Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse to the tune of $500 billion, and can imagine them or the GOP or another party two generations out arguing how they plan to eliminate trillions in health care fraud and and abuse.

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