KC....Fer goodness sake tell

[Kcwhippet]

WoW - I really don't want to debate these issues, but there are some things you should know. First, we are not in a decade long depression. The last depression occurred when WW was a lad. We are in a classically defined recession, which has come to full fruition since the Dems took control of Congress. Next, my major issues are with my retired status. Specifically, for the first time ever, there is no COLA for Social Security recipients, thanks to the Democrats. Medicare premiums have gone up (and will for a few more years according to the Dems in Congress) at a greater rate than ever before, again thanks to the Democrats. All this while the Congress voted themselves a COLA (which I believe amounts to about $3000 per year), once again thanks to the Democrats. If you look at the history of Social Security since its inception, you'll see that all the negatives came at the hands of the Democrats. I've talked to Verne about this, and he has volumes of data to back this up. I'm sure Gil probably has a few tales as well. So, that's where I'm coming from. I'm retired, I worked hard for many, many years, I contributed all those years into SS with the expectation that - as promised - I would get a reasonable return. So, I want to keep my money and I want a smaller government to leave me alone. That never has happened under Democrat control.

[This message has been edited by Kcwhippet (edited 01-24-2010).]