Heritage Foundation Calls Social Security Benefits "Excessive"

[socialaidem]

[djean111]

1. I expect a lot of swill from the Heritage folks now that there is a bill

calling for increasing benefits.
Calling for an increase in benefits, by the way, is IMO the correct way to deal with the GOP, if one really didn't agree with the GOP.
You start negotiating from "Let's raise the benefits by $100 a month, to juice up the economy, and raise the cap" - not "let's start butchering the already ridiculous way cost of living is calculated".
After all, I have been assured that the GOP won't bite, and that is the only reason chained CPI was offered.
(Bullshit).
So, if that's the case, why not ask for something truly useful and Democratic? Even when the GOP does not agree, candidates in 2014 and 2016 can run on saying at least the Dems tried to make things better - now Dems are on the record as freely buying into the start of austerity.

[RebelOne]

2. My social securiy benefit of $17,000 a year minus $105

per month for Medicare is excessive? I would like to see the idiot conservates exist on that amount.

[Thinkingabout]

3. Out of this excessive benefits seniors receive $104 a month pays for Medicare.

Congress members gets around $14,900 a month, they are looking to the wrong group for excessive payments. Besides the Heritage Foundation complaining about excessive benefits paid to seniors from what should be a separate fund of which a tax is collected from pay checks. It's just dumb and dumber, like some of the other garbage put out by the heritage foundation.

[DeSwiss]

4. ''DeSwiss Calls Heritage Foundation Fucking Idiots.'' :-/ K&R n/t

[Downwinder]

6. Social Security is paying me $30.00 a day.

If The Heritage Foundation would prefer I can go to jail which would cost $200.00 per day plus my not inconsiderable medical expenses (over $50,000.00 per year for medication) I am amenable. It would be a standard of living improvement and I am just putting in my time. Or they could send me a euthanasia pill though I would not guarantee that they would not be prosecuted for assisted suicide.

[longship]

5. I have to live on $1,024 a month.

I have no savings other than what I don't spend for necessities.

If my Soc Sec was cut, I might not survive next winter here.

[Jack Rabbit]

7. Jack Rabbit calls funding for the Heritage Foundation excessive

Starve the beast.