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Glenn Beck going Galt
Re: Glenn Beck going Galt
by J.K. Gregg » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:21 pm
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Re: Glenn Beck going Galt
by exploited » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:35 pm
What use is a philosophy that is unable to account for actual human behaviour, let alone a political philosophy? You can't argue for certain tangible goals (such as phasing out SS) and then back away from the tangible when it becomes problematic.
It is like saying "killing is wrong," but then refusing to explain how killing should be minimized or avoided. At that point it is just a platitude.
It is like saying "killing is wrong," but then refusing to explain how killing should be minimized or avoided. At that point it is just a platitude.
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Re: Glenn Beck going Galt
by J.K. Gregg » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:40 pm
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Re: Glenn Beck going Galt
by J.K. Gregg » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:42 pm
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Re: Glenn Beck going Galt
by G5000 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:01 pm
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We have so many people who can't see a fat man standing beside a thin one without coming to the conclusion the fat man got that way by taking advantage of the thin one. - Ronald Reagan
We have so many people who can't see a fat man standing beside a thin one without coming to the conclusion the fat man got that way by taking advantage of the thin one. - Ronald Reagan
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Re: Glenn Beck going Galt
by Mr.Bill » Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:59 am
To fix SS:
1) raise the retirement age.. 70?
2) raise the tax cap
3) stop paying SS to the people who don't need it. put a cap on it.. if someone retires and gets over a $100,000 a year pension, then they don't collect SS too. $100,000 a year pension that person doesn't need SS.. Is that fair? no.. To F'ing bad. I pay school taxes still, even though my kids are long out of school.. I pay property taxes yet I never once needed the fire department.
1+2+3 will easily fix SS for the next 100 years.
1) raise the retirement age.. 70?
2) raise the tax cap
3) stop paying SS to the people who don't need it. put a cap on it.. if someone retires and gets over a $100,000 a year pension, then they don't collect SS too. $100,000 a year pension that person doesn't need SS.. Is that fair? no.. To F'ing bad. I pay school taxes still, even though my kids are long out of school.. I pay property taxes yet I never once needed the fire department.
1+2+3 will easily fix SS for the next 100 years.
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Re: Glenn Beck going Galt
by PoS » Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:34 am
Best way to fix SS is to get rid of it. Those that want a government pension should do so voluntarily or even better, through private means.
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