tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post2278954554946983655..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: Boehner: Uncle Sam Wants Your Social Security To Pay for WarLeslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-78807353361235217282010-06-30T21:15:15.549-05:002010-06-30T21:15:15.549-05:00While out walking my dog, I was thinking of Boehne...While out walking my dog, I was thinking of Boehner and kind of giggling to myself. I wonder who it was that got the tanning booth tax tacked on to the HC bill? How many Dems were in on it? How many Republicans really hadn't read the bill?Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-28026174846927648452010-06-30T19:32:10.138-05:002010-06-30T19:32:10.138-05:00The whole idea of retirement seems to escape Boehn...The whole idea of retirement seems to escape Boehner. So, he wants you to work until you die. As if companies are wanting 70-year-olds on the payroll. If Republicans have their way, the COLA raise will be cut altogether. (BTW, isn't it based on the Consumer Price Index?) Let Boehner try to live off the $807 a month I live off of. !!$#@!%^@!$!!!B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-27518954965008284532010-06-30T16:07:00.546-05:002010-06-30T16:07:00.546-05:00The solution for for social security is simple. E...The solution for for social security is simple. Eliminate the income cap.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11397335545286040472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-67651160391304175472010-06-30T16:04:07.215-05:002010-06-30T16:04:07.215-05:00Well, most old people get angry when anyone starts...Well, most old people get angry when anyone starts talking about playing around with SS. So angry they'll vote for someone else even.<br /><br />Love all the comments but I really don't know what I can add that would be enlightening. I mean, it's a given this man is an idiot, so what else is new? I kind of get a kick out of watching him stick his foot in his mouth every time he opens Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-38155209617064896442010-06-30T13:27:12.204-05:002010-06-30T13:27:12.204-05:00If Social Security does run into trouble, the gove...If Social Security does run into trouble, the government needs to return the money they've been "dipping" out of it. If more money is needed to do that, Obama can simply announce that he's raising tax rates on the affluent back to the same levels they were at under that great Commie socialist, Ronald "hammer-and-sickle" Reagan.Infidel753http://infidel753.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-4398284779168023602010-06-30T11:57:35.241-05:002010-06-30T11:57:35.241-05:00of course interviews like this would be great for ...of course interviews like this would be great for dems to use in campaign ads this summer, but will they?? THEY BETTER!! Boner is like a limp dick, nothing could be worse.... :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-59893787298996524952010-06-30T10:37:09.906-05:002010-06-30T10:37:09.906-05:00SS has been dipped into for decades, usually to fi...SS has been dipped into for decades, usually to finance wars like Vietnam. <br />If we had left alone all SS contributions since its start, we would have plenty of money to pay benefits, and even increase benefits.<br />Means testing should be a given. Get SS back to an insurance program, not a pension program. Does Bill Gates need a SS check?<br />Boner (HA) is defining Republicans again (his TOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538055688006675704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-27109014344285195892010-06-30T06:47:23.404-05:002010-06-30T06:47:23.404-05:00The Jelly Bean President started dipping into the ...The Jelly Bean President started dipping into the SSI fund was he was King. Up to that point it was untouchable. Unfortunately they still are dipping into it. (Borrowing) If we raise Qualifying for SSI until your 70 I think it would actually cost more.<br />Well we know people 50 years on up are having a hell of a time finding work. So they'll wind up using the new Health care system. It'Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183815338714438681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-28814124281531261362010-06-30T05:28:13.850-05:002010-06-30T05:28:13.850-05:00"We need to look at the American people and e..."We need to look at the American people and explain to them that we're broke"<br /><br />I'm having a little trouble with that remark.... <br />The United States of America - the richest country in the world - is "broke"? Because that should mean a wholesake restructure of the global economy, which isn't what's happening. <br /><br />Does "broke" magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690258860393548951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-79710336603525329102010-06-30T01:29:38.869-05:002010-06-30T01:29:38.869-05:00All we need to secure SS is to have everybody pay ...All we need to secure SS is to have everybody pay the same percentage. There is no reason to give the rich the benefit of cutting off contributions at a little over $100,000 per year.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-61240331605239855722010-06-30T00:25:48.387-05:002010-06-30T00:25:48.387-05:00I actually agree with the drunken fool that we wil...I actually agree with the drunken fool that we will eventually need to look at the retirement age, and I think means testing is a good thing too. Other than that, the drunken ass is being his normal stupid self.Jolly Rogerhttp://reconstitution.us/rcnewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-32742766972375625702010-06-29T22:30:00.840-05:002010-06-29T22:30:00.840-05:00Just when I don't think the republicans can sa...Just when I don't think the republicans can say anything more stupid, along comes "The Boner" and squirts another great one. He wants to cut social security to pay for the war. <br /><br />THE FUCKING WAR!!!<br /><br />Is this guy crazy??? Forget that Social Security funding and war funding are two separate things. There is no connection between the two.<br /><br />The Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-6042919587758891772010-06-29T20:23:15.623-05:002010-06-29T20:23:15.623-05:00Lizzy: That's exactly what my mom used to say....Lizzy: That's exactly what my mom used to say. The Republicans have been trying this since SS was born. They might as well stand before a firing squad and I wouldn't being able to say, "Aim, Fire."<br /><br />Pat did say that but I don't have a date for it. I don't know that I think he's toned down very much.<br /><br />OneFly: If the wishes of the right come true, Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-19599306078884837132010-06-29T20:08:58.612-05:002010-06-29T20:08:58.612-05:00This is what it's about. The media transforms ...This is what it's about. The media transforms these schemes as credible as in creationism with the very people it will harm the most will still vote for slugs like this.<br /><br />What's scary is that not just this but much of the wishes of the right could very possibly come true.One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-40673697501261924452010-06-29T20:02:42.989-05:002010-06-29T20:02:42.989-05:00Wow! Did Pat Robertson really say that?! What an i...Wow! Did Pat Robertson really say that?! What an idiot! He's mellowed some in recent years; this must have been some years ago.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-56408903261354883032010-06-29T20:00:57.010-05:002010-06-29T20:00:57.010-05:00What have we been paying into SS for all these yea...What have we been paying into SS for all these years? Sounds like he wants a way of taking our money without raising taxes. He makes it sound like there are zillions of people out there who don't need SS to supplement their retirement and for some it is their retirement!Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-40621136292809420372010-06-29T19:41:59.887-05:002010-06-29T19:41:59.887-05:00Oso - I don't blame you. Can't help but wo...Oso - I don't blame you. Can't help but wonder what he's doing with his hands under the table?<br /><br />K - He's a hoot alright, albeit a stupid one. It's hard to believe that he keeps being re-elected.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-37708548782846407282010-06-29T19:36:33.016-05:002010-06-29T19:36:33.016-05:00That guy is chilling. What a creep. My blood press...That guy is chilling. What a creep. My blood pressure spiked when he talked about congress working together again and congressional leaders -- presumably not him -- who had put party ahead of the "institution." The institution? What ever happened to the country?K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10222703055177237209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-62462906948412709742010-06-29T19:21:06.887-05:002010-06-29T19:21:06.887-05:00Exactly,exactly,exactly.Fully funded for 30-40 yea...Exactly,exactly,exactly.Fully funded for 30-40 years.After that maybe 70% payments for many years. And this if NOTHING is done. As you alluded to Leslie, the models took into consideration the baby boomer retirement and productivity improvements. Good thing you're on this, I post about it frequently too.<br /><br />Sorry though, didn't watch the video. It might have led me to punch the Osohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513535195785731541noreply@blogger.com