Back in the day when you got someone pregnant you had to marry them. It was called a shotgun wedding because the father came to you with a shotgun in hands and made you marry the girl taking responsibility of the child you were creating.
Fast forward to now days. The girls get pregnant. Go on welfare. Get section 8 housing, WIC for food, SNAP for luxury item food, medical care, free phone, and assistance with automobiles.
So we have created a Great Society of a welfare state making no one responsible for their own actions. The caveat is a big profit of getting a lot for nothing. Free sex, food, housing and medical care. Pretty good deal if you get a piece of the action.
With this mentality we have became decedent to a point of nearly no return. Young people come to my work place and are always tired and hurting. I ask "what are you going to do when you get my age?". They just look at me like a deer in the headlights.
There has been a total loss of responsibiity, pride, morality and physical health. We are a sick and tired nation.
When you are out and about look at the people around you. They are full of anxiety and lack of patience. In stark contrast to Paula Cole's 1996 song Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?. She all the says "I'll raise the kids and you pay all the bills". You know the old way that made America great. A family structure with everyone taking responsibility for their actions.
So as a nation we have lost all of the ability to make clothes, shoes, steel, consumer products and just about everything else. No one wants to work. The one's that are hate their jobs. The people are continuing to get more demanding because it is their right.
No one can say or do anything about it I guess. That would be politically incorrect. But a cow does not make ham. We have lost a grip on reality. As a society we have became weak and have a bad disposition. The demands put upon the people that are working are becoming beyond the pail.
We no longer have the skills to make clothes, shoes, steel, electronics, tools, energy (although when we did reach a point of being energy self sufficient the administration shut it down. When you have an administration that is against the American Way it takes it's toll. We are even selling off the Strategic Fuel Reserve. Which with cheap oil we should be filling up everything. Every tank, barrel and bucket. And no one thinks of energy conservation anymore. So stupid.
When George Bush was President he sent out a couple of economic stimulus to the people that actually worked. I received at least two checks for $600. Have you seen that with the present administration? No they are just catering to the people on freebies. For votes of course.
An industry that has been neglected is recycling. That could create a lot of jobs. But no one wants to work. When you get everything for free.
We need to bring back shotgun weddings.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Friday, August 12, 2016
Want To Stimulate The Economy? Lower The Medicare Age To 62
A of people put off retirement and taking Social Security because the cost of insurance is so costly now. Lowering the age of Medicare to 62 would have a lot of ripple effects.
For one thing a lot of people would retire at 62. A lot of companies have discontinued giving retirees health insurance. So they put off retirement till 65 till they can get Medicare. Which when it was designed would cover all costs, not 80%. So most of the people get a supplemental plan for about $200 a month to cover themselves. Although most have a $10,000 liability. Companies have figured out ways to not provide retirees insurance for life. They change names, bankrupt, all legal ways to get out.
So the corporate greed has eliminated the insurance that was promised to retirees. This may be why stocks are high. I do not know as I am not a pundit.
The other thing is that if the Federal Government would change the Medicare age a lot of people would commit to the 62 year old Social Security and loose 33% of their potential pay. But who wants to work till they are 70 years old and half dead to get the full amount? I don't.
They can give Medicaid to young people and aliens. Why not modify Medicare?
Most companies have dropped down to hiring only part time people anyway. And the ones they hire are usually getting WIC, Snap, and Section 8 anyway. So they do not want to work too much to loose their benefits.
I will have to work till 70 to get the full amount of Social Security. Which is still $200 less than if I cold go on Disability right now. I wold receive more money on Disability right now than if I was at the top pay scale where I work. So what is the motivation to want to work? Nothing.
In the event that more people would retire at 62 and take Social Security at that time with Medicare it would open up more jobs. For the younger people that supposes to want jobs.
If the Federal Government can provide health insurance to people that have never paid into Medicare, Social Security or paid taxes, why cannot they make that adjustment?
It should not make the Social Security folks upset because they would be committing to a 33% lower payout. It should not make the medical insurance companies upset because they would have a wave of new customers.
The downside is that those people would be committing themselves to work till death, for the most part. As their Social Security would most likely only cover their rent. So they would still have to work to a certain extent to cover medical co payments and food. So much for the American dreams.
It is a dream alright. But a bad dream. I would however rather work Twenty or so hours part time to get by than fourty. Because I am just wearing down. Work, home, store is about it. I am physically worn out. I started working in 1970. Am are tired.
I just got a bill for $22,000 for surgery that the insurance company approved but is now putting through a hassle to take care of. I won,t make $22,000 this whole year. The system it messed up.
Our lovely President keeping letting outsiders come in and providing refugees with health insurance, housing, cars, cell phones, and jobs. Hillary Clinton will be even worse. She will appeal to the women just to be the first women President. And will cater to the people on entitlements. Keep a good thing going.
As a nation we need to limit entitlements to the people receiving them. One kid only. Period. A working family does not get a raise because they have more kids. They have to bare with it.
Cut the free stuff to President Oboma's personal militia. Get everybody working again.
I do not think that most people my age will make it to the 70 Social Security age. That is the bet. So why not get what you can when you can.
Being off for surgery for eight weeks I figured out it is a lot better not working than working. I started working in 1970 and am getting tired and broke down.
This adjustment to Medicare should happen.
For one thing a lot of people would retire at 62. A lot of companies have discontinued giving retirees health insurance. So they put off retirement till 65 till they can get Medicare. Which when it was designed would cover all costs, not 80%. So most of the people get a supplemental plan for about $200 a month to cover themselves. Although most have a $10,000 liability. Companies have figured out ways to not provide retirees insurance for life. They change names, bankrupt, all legal ways to get out.
So the corporate greed has eliminated the insurance that was promised to retirees. This may be why stocks are high. I do not know as I am not a pundit.
The other thing is that if the Federal Government would change the Medicare age a lot of people would commit to the 62 year old Social Security and loose 33% of their potential pay. But who wants to work till they are 70 years old and half dead to get the full amount? I don't.
They can give Medicaid to young people and aliens. Why not modify Medicare?
Most companies have dropped down to hiring only part time people anyway. And the ones they hire are usually getting WIC, Snap, and Section 8 anyway. So they do not want to work too much to loose their benefits.
I will have to work till 70 to get the full amount of Social Security. Which is still $200 less than if I cold go on Disability right now. I wold receive more money on Disability right now than if I was at the top pay scale where I work. So what is the motivation to want to work? Nothing.
In the event that more people would retire at 62 and take Social Security at that time with Medicare it would open up more jobs. For the younger people that supposes to want jobs.
If the Federal Government can provide health insurance to people that have never paid into Medicare, Social Security or paid taxes, why cannot they make that adjustment?
It should not make the Social Security folks upset because they would be committing to a 33% lower payout. It should not make the medical insurance companies upset because they would have a wave of new customers.
The downside is that those people would be committing themselves to work till death, for the most part. As their Social Security would most likely only cover their rent. So they would still have to work to a certain extent to cover medical co payments and food. So much for the American dreams.
It is a dream alright. But a bad dream. I would however rather work Twenty or so hours part time to get by than fourty. Because I am just wearing down. Work, home, store is about it. I am physically worn out. I started working in 1970. Am are tired.
I just got a bill for $22,000 for surgery that the insurance company approved but is now putting through a hassle to take care of. I won,t make $22,000 this whole year. The system it messed up.
Our lovely President keeping letting outsiders come in and providing refugees with health insurance, housing, cars, cell phones, and jobs. Hillary Clinton will be even worse. She will appeal to the women just to be the first women President. And will cater to the people on entitlements. Keep a good thing going.
As a nation we need to limit entitlements to the people receiving them. One kid only. Period. A working family does not get a raise because they have more kids. They have to bare with it.
Cut the free stuff to President Oboma's personal militia. Get everybody working again.
I do not think that most people my age will make it to the 70 Social Security age. That is the bet. So why not get what you can when you can.
Being off for surgery for eight weeks I figured out it is a lot better not working than working. I started working in 1970 and am getting tired and broke down.
This adjustment to Medicare should happen.
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