Once again, I tell you our country is bankrupt.
Republicans want entitlement reform--however most think this means "welfare" to inner city blacks.
Most do not understand that the largest group of people receiving entitlements are those receiving Social Security and Medicare.
Medicare costs $400 per month per person. Yet, no matter the income of the recipient, the elderly pays $100 a month. Was this program set up to be used by those who can afford their own insurance? Should we as taxpayers provide another benefit to the top 2%?
Social Security was not set up to support the rich. Yet, I know millionaires who are receiving social secruity checks. I know that many out live any amount they ever paid in.
I have known people who have transferred all assets out of their parents' names, waited the alloted time, and then placed them in nursing homes at the taxpayers' expense.
Yet we continue to blame the black cracked up welfare moms for the bankrupt economy in this country.
In addition, I must return to taking care of the poor.
We like going to fast food places. We like going to restaurants. We like having cashiers check us out quickly and accurately at stores where we choose to shop. Yet none of these people receive a livable wage. They do not receive benefits. They do not have retirement accounts. And most do not have the IQ to go to college and become doctors, lawyers, Indian Chiefs.
These are the people Social Security was intended to cover. Not the entire population of the United States.
Disability Insurance. Who qualifies for disability? I have a friend who served in the military. He was not a foot soldier. He was not shot or bombed. He is on government disability for his knee. Yet he earns more than most teachers as someone who negotiates oil and gas leases.
(I did my research on the Internet. I know everything posted on the Internet is not true but I do try to research everything--newspapers, magazines, studies.)
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