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In reply to the discussion: I am almost 50 years old. i have been paying into Social Security since days after turning 14 [View all]quispquake
(3,050 posts)61. Hear hear...
Another 50 year old here, that has been INVESTING in my social security for years...Anyone touching that will be my enemy no matter which party they're with...
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I am almost 50 years old. i have been paying into Social Security since days after turning 14 [View all]
RomneyLies
Nov 2012
OP
Not only that. I didn't believe that a party who'd cut for younger would leave current beneficiaries
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#18
cutting benefits for younger folks while leaving them for older folks is the same 'two-tier' crap
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#27
Yup, I just crossed the 50 yr marker. Started working at 11 yrs old as a golf caddy.
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#4
The poster in the OP would have been 18 yrs old. Most teens aren't paying attention to retirement
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#11
WHAT? A deal *now*, while "we" (who is this "we"?) have leverage? If you mean soon to be
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#35
Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that the answer to your question is "nothing".
maui902
Nov 2012
#50
i propose not making deals with terrorists and telling the world they're terrorists.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#70
Nonsense. There are no financial problems with SocSec that can't be fixed by raising the cap
eridani
Nov 2012
#49
And when you have people working into their seventies because they can't afford to retire
Fumesucker
Nov 2012
#22
No, that's not the problem. It doesn't matter how many workers support how many retirees, it
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#36
Reagan cut SS when he signed the Bill to tax 50% of SS benefits. Clinton cut SS more when he signed
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#39
You're right, it doesn't. But that doesn't negate the fact that Reagan and Clinton reduced SS
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#64
Benefits should be raised, first of all because those who paid into SS and are currently elegible
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#33
It's been so long I almost forgot my grandparents who didn't have Medicare
mountain grammy
Nov 2012
#55
I turned 59 two weeks ago. I've paid into Social Security since I was 17.
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#65
I'm with ya ....ANY politician in favor of cuts in Social Security and Medicare
lovuian
Nov 2012
#68