Your Social Security is at risk: You know, I have really tried to keep my comments “non political” however the current administration is really pushing me, actually I am over the edge.
It wasn’t enough that the government is keeping Americans from buying
low cost drugs from Canadian Drug firms. (The same drugs from the same manufactures in the USA)
And it’s bad enough that the current administration gave the rich huge
tax breaks. Hell, I guess they need the money? Well, maybe not! Even Clinton said he was embarrassed by the recent tax breaks for the rich.
But now, this administration is going to crush any hopes of you having a stable Social Security income by “privatizing” future
Social Security benefits.
It’s going to work like this. You get to invest your hard earned benefits in the stock market. They even tell you that you can make more money doing that! Well, do you know most people loose money in the market? Yep! The biggest majority of investors loose in the stock market. Now you don’t want to loose so guess what you will end up having to do? Seek help and you know who will be there. The major investment stock companies will be there so they can invest your money for you. They can do it better! Their commercials will tell you so! And they will charge you an arm and a leg. How do you think they can afford those commercials and huge office buildings?
Again,
big business (investment firms) stand to make billions on this proposed Social Security improvement, and in the mean time, you will loose your solid foundation for retirement, Social Security benefits.
Every retirement portfolio needs a foundation that is solid and dependable. Social Security is one of those and your pension the other. Don’t let the government mess with your Social Security, and don’t let them try to scare you into thinking, “this is the only way to fix Social Security.”
Write or call your congressman and tell them to protect your Social Security benefits and if they ask how, you might suggest stopping wasting tax dollars and start funding Social Security. I think each of us can come up with several ideas they might use in saving tax money.
Ok, I am done venting; now it’s your turn. Write your
Congressperson and your
Senator but don’t bother writing
Bush, he isn’t listening.
Today, American’s lost a true friend. Someone who entertained us, made us laugh, so hard that are bellies ached. And he had a very special gift of not taking himself or current events too serious. His name is
Johnny Carson, and he gave us over 30 years of late night entertainment. And when he retired, he did it on his terms, going out on top and truly enjoying his retirement.
David Letterman said that Johnny was the king of late night and the rest of us are pretenders. Nice going Dave, Johnny would have like that.
