Freeper demonstrates ignorance of social Security System

Walt Starr

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Thu Oct-06-05 10:04 AM
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Freeper demonstrates ignorance of social Security System

Complains about a 12 year old receiving Social Security payments:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497694/posts

Too ignorant to know that if a parent pays into Social Security and dies, minor children get payments.

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Coastie for Truth

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Thu Oct-06-05 10:16 AM
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1. Survivors' Benefits

Once you figure in the "attributed cost" of the "life insurance premium" part of FICA -- SS is a good deal for many Americans.

I had an uncle who died of cancer very young --- leaving three little kids -- all under 10.

The freeper understanding (mis-understanding) of SS is scary.

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meganmonkey

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Thu Oct-06-05 10:18 AM
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2. Well, shouldn't the kid just go out and get a job anyway?

Edited on Thu Oct-06-05 10:18 AM by meganmonkey

Geez, this welfare society...I am so sick of my tax money paying for these lazy kids...when I was his age....:puke:

(just in case anyone couldn't tell. :sarcasm: )

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MissB

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Thu Oct-06-05 10:36 AM
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3. It doesn't surprise me that a freeper is that ignorant.

What surprises me is that there are some on that thread that have some sense of how Social Security works.

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johnaries

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Thu Oct-06-05 10:47 AM
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5. What surprises me is that some of them DID understand.

One of the main arguments I've been making against private accounts is that SS is NOT a retirement account but Insurance! Obviously, some of these freepers understand that, but still favor private retirement accounts that won't pay off if die early or are disabled.

I just cannot understand their mentality.

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Bridget Burke

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Thu Oct-06-05 10:38 AM
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4. I started getting Social Security payments when I was 4.

My sibs were even younger. And we kept getting them until we were 18. Gosh, we all lucked out!

Who needs a father?

How many threads could we start with "Freeper demonstrates ignorance...."?

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Rainbowreflect

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Thu Oct-06-05 11:06 AM
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6. My dad died leaving my mom with 4 kids from 2-13.

With out the survivors benefits we would have been on welfare.
My mom did go back to school to get her teaching certificate.
But there is no way a family of 5 could make it on just a teacher's salary.

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