Comments on: Counting on Social Security? http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/07/counting-on-social-security/ Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:57:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lisbeth jardine http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/07/counting-on-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3101 lisbeth jardine Thu, 27 Jan 2005 23:42:38 +0000 http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/05/counting-on-social-security/#comment-3101 The flaw in the above argument is the presumption that the money American workers now pay and have paid into Social Security tax is money they would have otherwise received. When I was a working stiff, I looked at the Social Security, "supposed" deduction, and was quite well aware that if I say, refused to pay my SS tax, there would be no way for me to do so. People look at those figures on their pay stubs and somehow have the looney idea that they are not getting money that they have been paid. You were never paid that money that went into SS to begin with. Wake up, dumkopfs! Sincerely, Lisbeth Jardine, MA, History of Medicine (& Health Policy Analysis/Economics), UCSF The flaw in the above argument is the presumption that the money American workers now pay and have paid into Social Security tax is money they would have otherwise received. When I was a working stiff, I looked at the Social Security, “supposed” deduction, and was quite well aware that if I say, refused to pay my SS tax, there would be no way for me to do so. People look at those figures on their pay stubs and somehow have the looney idea that they are not getting money that they have been paid. You were never paid that money that went into SS to begin with. Wake up, dumkopfs!

Sincerely, Lisbeth Jardine, MA, History of Medicine (& Health Policy Analysis/Economics), UCSF

]]> By: News from the Great Beyond http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/07/counting-on-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-3003 News from the Great Beyond Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:22:26 +0000 http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/05/counting-on-social-security/#comment-3003 <strong>King of the Blogs Tournament: Week 4 Judging</strong> Ahh, another week, another King of the Blogs tournament... King of the Blogs Tournament: Week 4 Judging

Ahh, another week, another King of the Blogs tournament…

]]> By: King of the Blogs http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/07/counting-on-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 King of the Blogs Mon, 17 Jan 2005 06:12:14 +0000 http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/05/counting-on-social-security/#comment-2903 <strong>KOTB Week Tournament</strong> Welcome to the Week 4 King of the Blog Tournament! First all must hail the King, who will defend the crown: personal trainer This week we have 2 blogs squaring off for the crown: DM's Loose Ends Trommetter Times Good... KOTB Week Tournament

Welcome to the Week 4 King of the Blog Tournament! First all must hail the King, who will defend the crown: personal trainer This week we have 2 blogs squaring off for the crown: DM’s Loose Ends Trommetter Times Good…

]]> By: Chase http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/07/counting-on-social-security/comment-page-1/#comment-2780 Chase Sun, 09 Jan 2005 00:27:30 +0000 http://trommetter.com/log/archives/2005/01/05/counting-on-social-security/#comment-2780 When it's federal government dependency time, you bet you're going to get screwed When it’s federal government dependency time, you bet you’re going to get screwed

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