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jberryhill

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10. All kinds of odious people receive social security

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2015, 06:53 AM

May 2015

The number of garden variety murderers and rapists who receive social security benefits is undoubtedly much higher.

How much did these people pay in to the system?

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Watchdog says ex-Nazis got $20.2 million in Social Security [View all] Omaha Steve May 2015 OP

I think as progressives we have to be careful of this kind of thing newthinking May 2015 #1

Nobody gets that much in SS unless this was a scam originating in the US Govt. kickysnana May 2015 #2

So this is what was happening to our SS. juajen May 2015 #3

Oh come off it. Do the math. Bernardo de La Paz May 2015 #8

So what is the point in closing the loophole now? dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #14

Unfortunately genocide and crime against humanity have not stopped since WWII. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2015 #20

The words might have and did not go to trial are very significant. We do not know this for sure. Did jwirr May 2015 #19

That comes out to over $2,931 each year, for 53 years for 130 people. fasttense May 2015 #18

If murderers lancer78 May 2015 #4

I agree even if I find what they did revolting yeoman6987 May 2015 #6

Probably small potatoes compared with all the stuff we gave the top brainiacs Coventina May 2015 #5

The braniacs weren't running death camps. Bernardo de La Paz May 2015 #7

I'm not condemning anyone's boffins. Coventina May 2015 #17

Agreed. Much outrage about very little and almost completely moot anyway now. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2015 #29

Look up Unit 731 n/t Scootaloo Jun 2015 #26

Look up Logic. Logically 731 is unconnected. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2015 #28

20 million over 50 freaking years Enrique May 2015 #9

+ struggle4progress Jun 2015 #33

All kinds of odious people receive social security jberryhill May 2015 #10

The USA let in how many nazis? remember reading ~ 20,000?, lets see what lies on immigration papers. Sunlei May 2015 #11

Now Congress wants to give SS to the 1% instead of retirees. nt valerief May 2015 #12

Why wouldn't someone who paid in and earned it receive it? 24601 May 2015 #21

OH, yes, they want to take Medicare money, too, and give it to the 1%. valerief May 2015 #22

Are you really saying that Medicare and Social Security are not supposed to be open to everyone? 24601 Jun 2015 #30

My what a high horse. It's clear I'm saying they want to cut SS and Medicare valerief Jun 2015 #31

I really don't care if you read it or not. Your agenda of excluding people from benefits they paid 24601 Jun 2015 #32

Up next: "no Social Security for child molesters!" Nye Bevan May 2015 #13

False equivalences Demeter May 2015 #15

U r more trusting than i dembotoz May 2015 #23

So jamzrockz May 2015 #16

Are you comparing old age insurance, a social contract, to GAMBLING? Demeter May 2015 #24

Not at all jamzrockz Jun 2015 #25

Thank you for clearing that up....it didn't come across Demeter Jun 2015 #27