[quote=pri_dk][quote=CA renter]The SS fund is worse shape than most public pension plans.[/quote]
Absolutely false. Another made up fact in your reality.
(And now she’s off googling…and soon will be pasting entire pages of cut and paste from articles describing future SS shortfall projections – a problem that that has NOTHING to do with public-sector employees or general tax receipts. But she won’t get it. She never does…)
[quote]Do you see them whining about it and posting vicious things about SS recipients on a daily basis?[/quote]
There’s nothing to whine about. The only funds used for SS payments are from the tax that participants pay. SS is NOT a situation where one group bails out another, unlike public-employee pension shortfalls.
Social Security has never had a negative impact on the function of our government in any way, unlike what public pensions have done to cities like San Jose, Vallejo and many more. SS has not contributed a dime to the national debt thus far and EVERY proposed solution to projected future shortfalls involves cutting benefits to recipients who have already paid into it.
Nobody has ever proposed using public-pension funds to fix SS, but public-employee pension shortfalls ARE being covered with taxpayer money in many places TODAY.
And before you make up a bunch of crap to counter my arguments, be sure to read the many posts here that SK of CV has make about the topic of SS. He knows what he is talking about.
[quote]Make sure YOU are clean before you go around casting stones.[/quote]
There’s the crux of your problem: You make it personal.
Despite your repeated attempts to steer it in the wrong direction, this discussion is not about “clean” and “dirty” individuals, it’s about government policy and corrupt influence. It’s not about any person on this forum.
I’ve never asked what anyone here does for a living. It doesn’t matter. I have never criticized public employees, either collectively or as individuals on this forum. I happen to have great respect for many public employees especially teachers, police, and to some extent firefighters. But I do believe that – in general – public employee compensation is too high given the current economic conditions. The financial situation of many cities and the state offers undeniable proof. As a taxpayer, voter, and citizen I have every right to my opinions in this matter. We all do, no matter what anyone’s employer may be.
But my specific problem with you is that you are liar. Plain and simple, a liar.[/quote]
The only one who has ever lied or mischaracterized anyone here is YOU. Show a single post where I’ve lied. Quote the ENTIRE post (don’t do your usual “twisting the context” hack job where you don’t even include the entire sentence, much less the entire paragraph or post), and show everyone where I’ve lied. BACK IT UP.
If you don’t like the fact that I back up what I’m saying by posting articles, statistics, and links. Why don’t you actually PROVE what you have to say by “cutting and pasting” and posting links. SHOW US that SS is in less trouble than most public pension funds. BACK IT UP.
Sure, you’re entitled to your opinion, but when you resort to name-calling instead of using facts and logic (BACK UP YOUR “FACTS” WITH ARTICLES, STATS, AND LINKS), and when you lie and twist what other people are saying, YOU are making it personal, not I.
