“Suffice it to say, my return from SS will be negative, so I can support “good for nothing parasites” like some of our esteemed PJ Media commenters in retirement. This is God’s little joke on me, I can feel it.”
venividivici,
My response to you concerning your comment is “kiss my ass”. I will be retiring soon – if possible and unfortunately, I will have to depend on SS for a portion of my income. I have paid into this program for my entire life and as such, have a right to certain expectations and receiving returns on my considerable investment in the program and delivery of promises made by the con artists in Washington.
I owned my own business but when Bush I went back on his word and the “read my lips” lie came to fruition, the impact caused many of us to close the doors or declare bankruptcy. My partner and I worked our butts off to pay every debt we owed and refused to hide under the cover of Chapter 7 or 11 to avoid our legal and moral obligations to vendors and clients. After paying everyone off and selling my home and all assets to honor our obligations, I had to start again with ZERO. During the last recession, I was among the 15% of the work force at the company I worked for and was out of work for several months. I had built up a 401k that would have provided my wife and I a decent retirement fund but had to use it to combat a non-compete requirement by the company I worked for. This was the second time I have been placed in the position of starting over.
So, if you want to include me among too many others who have been faithful to our system and have contributed all of our lives and describe us as “parasites”, go right ahead. This is the type of comment and attitude that continues to turn potential conservatives and Republicans toward the Democrats. Your comments diminish our contributions over the years and in the end, I will damn well guarantee you our contributions will exceed yours.
