Re: Social Security and our govt

From: Greg.Panayotti@wdr.com
Subject: Re: Social Security and our govt
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 16:59:19 -0400

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>Date: Sat, 18 Jul 1998 18:11:42 -0400
>from: "Cal Lester" <cal_lester@email.msn.com> Subject: Re: Social Security and 
>our govt 
>
>I read your interesting article lambasting our Federal Government, and the 
>Social Security System in general. I must admit that there some inequities in 
>it, but I am secure in the knowledge that people like you, although you 
>complain, will still continue to work, earn money, and contribute to my 
>retirement funds. I for one do appreciate the fact that you are contributing to
>my personal welfare. My parents (posthumously) thank you, my wife thanks you, 
>my children thank you (so that they do not have to support me) and I thank you.
>
>Kalman J. Lester CLU
>Insurance Course Coordinator
>Broward Community College

Kalman,

Thanks for proving my point.   Yours in the kind of high-brow smug 
response I would expect from someone with their head buried in
the world of Academia.   

Bottom line is:  I pay because I'm not a right wing nut-ball extremist 
on some ranch somewhere - but that doesn't mean I don't want it 
changed.  You pay too, and you're paying for my parents
and grandparents... and you're children are paying too (or they will 
someday).   It's not just SS, it's other tax money wasted as well.

And if you think this is all amusing, I guess it's also why nothing is 
ever done about it. 

AGAIN:  This is a great country - but we should be able to do alot 
better than we are.   You can ignore that all you want and label me 
whatever you want.  Fact is that it's alot safer for you to sit there, 
not do anything about it and criticize those who would like to see 
change.   Nice and easy for you, eh?   The (new) American way.  

My reponse to people who don't think this dialogue is about finance
is:  If you don't think 40% of your check (YOUR money, remember?)
going somewhere and some/most of it being wasted isn't wrong and 
immoral then I suggest you wake up - and the sooner the better.

This country was built on change - not lazy complacency.


G.





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