I’ve gotten paychecks since 1982. Every paycheck I’ve received has had FICA taken from it, and supposedly placed in a “trust” for me when I retire.
But that isn’t what happened. Instead the money I’ve paid in has been “lent” to the United States Government to fund its operations.
The amount I’ve paid in isn’t small – hundreds of thousands of dollars. But I will likely receive none of it back, or if I do get any of it back it will be in inflated dollars worth far less than I contributed.
Every Republican politician, except Ron Paul, has voted for budgets and spending that used my stolen money. Why should I support any of them? How are they not thieves of similar ilk to the Democrats? Ronald Reagan did it too – one of the reasons I don’t idolize him like so many other misguided conservatives.
I want my money back. Why shouldn’t I be mad as hell about 3 decades of theft? Why should I trust any of them?
February 22nd, 2010 at 6:21 pm
And you’ll never be finished paying because 85 percent of anything you’ll get back from the SSA is taxed again as income.
Ron Paul is just as bad as the rest because he has no leadership potential and uses his safe district seat to rabble rouse the public.
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Yea… I didn’t mean to toot his horn. It says a lot that he’s the best of the bunch.