Tue Aug 11, 2015, 05:49 PM
Feeling the Bern (3,839 posts)
Fox Host On Social Security: Stop Giving People Money ‘Just Because They’re Old’ (VIDEO)Michelle Fields was picked up by Fox News for her ability to contribute to intelligent discussions. . .(er, no she can't do that but I don't know how to do strikethrough), look pretty on camera for old white men who watch garbage. A Pepperdine graduate, Fields had what looked like a promising career ahead of her as a conservative political pundit until she traded any credibility she had for a minute and a half with Matt Damon, who made a complete fool of her for being totally clueless.
Now a regular panelist on Fox, Fields doesn’t need help being clueless; she seems to have a handle on it. In a recent segment of Eric Bolling’s program Cashin’ In, social security was the hot topic. Bolling turned the stink tank over to Fields, who reminded us just how an education can be wasted when she said: “I think we should completely eliminate Social Security. I think it’s unfair to young people, they’re taking money from young people who are poor, who could invest and buy a home, and giving it to a lot of people who don’t actually need Social Security…We shouldn’t simply give money to people because they are old.” Everyone knows old people don’t need money. Old people saved their whole lives. None of them lived an entire existence at or near the poverty level, and certainly none had their savings wiped out when Bush tanked the economy as they were about to retire. If we just let those lazy, no good old people fend for themselves, vibrant and pretty young folk will have more to spend on houses and hip new jeans. These people are damned asshats!
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Response to Feeling the Bern (Original post)
Tue Aug 11, 2015, 06:12 PM
katmondoo (6,398 posts)
1. I was young once too
I paid into Social Security and there were times when I could have used more money, now I am old and without SS I would be withot a home, without medical care and without a life. The young will get old too. There is no escaping the fact.
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Response to Feeling the Bern (Original post)
Tue Aug 11, 2015, 07:26 PM
Egnever (21,506 posts)
2. I agree with her
We shouldn't give money to people just because they are old.
I agree with means testing. The SS fund is in trouble through no fault of the people who paid into it, if we can put it on more stable ground by eliminating payments to people with incomes over a certain threshold say 250k a year from investment income I think that is a smart thing to do. There are millions of seniors who depend on SS to survive it needs to be there for them if that means we need to cut back payments to seniors who have steady incomes from investments I am fine with that. There is no reason for bill gates to receive a SS check. |