Burning Our Money
In a decision that only a government bureaucracy could think appropriate, the Social Security Administration held a “motivational management conference” at a high-end AZ resort last week.
It was, said the SSA, designed to reduce stress.
And it cost you and I $700,000.
*Sigh*
Government can do not a single thing without massive waste and corruption. Which, of course, is why we should entrust to the state as few things as possible.
But those of us of sound mind are fighting against the hordes of minions who, incapable of thinking or doing anything for themselves, want government to do it all for them.
The social security system of every “advanced” county is f*cked. We are living under this illusion, nurtured by craven politicians, that things’ll work out just fine, eventually.
Well, they won’t. Those paying into the system now are going to get nothing out of it in the future, because either the system or the nation itself will be comprehensively broken. So we should be paying nothing into the system, and making our own preparations for the future.
That, however, requires the capacity to plan beyond tomorrow, which is hardly a strength of left-wingers…
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July 17th, 2009 at 11:53
Plan for tommorrow? I’ve never known the left to be able to plan for a reaction to what happened yesterday.
July 17th, 2009 at 13:23
WE need to get this stopped some way. But how?
July 17th, 2009 at 14:23
I do think that there are some upper level libs that do plan for the future. They know that their policies will wreck our economy, creating a crisis that will allow them to implement more and more of their socialist agenda.
The greater part of the left are the useful idiots that really believe that these schemes will help.
July 17th, 2009 at 19:45
Matt, you want to know how incredibly stupid these people are, read this desperate spin.
..working, my fanny.
July 18th, 2009 at 09:34
The county is f*cked indeed!
But don’t give up the ship.
July 18th, 2009 at 16:59
They have always been beyond my means, but I took out a Cadillac Escalade last week for a test drive, just to drive that sucker before they become extinct.
The salesman sat in the back seat describing the car and all its wonderful options. The seats were of particular interest. He explained the seats directed warm air to your butt in the winter and directed cool air to your butt in the summer heat.
I stated the car must be a Republican car.
He asked why I thought it was a republican car and I explained if it were a Democratic car the seats would blow smoke up your ass.
July 19th, 2009 at 13:44
DEWAYNE,
Love the analogy. Enjoy nighttime baseball games while they’re around, too (think of all the Earth-destroying electricity that those night-lights use…), and wrapping Christmas presents while we’re allowed to…
July 21st, 2009 at 13:06
Just wait until inflation hits, too. I remember as a teenager trying to find a job in the ’70s in a town that had 10.5 unemployment rate. People were frustrated, pissed and short on patience. It will be interesting to see what happens as people continue to lose their jobs and homes and the demoCRAPS continue to spend and live large. Yeah. Just wait. The fireworks are gonna be beautiful.
September 3rd, 2009 at 19:26
I’ve been thinking about SS a lot lately, probably because I’ll be eligible to start collecting in 4 years, and I’m wondering if there will be anything to collect. I had an idea: anyone and everyone who has been paying into SS for years and years, but hasn’t started collecting yet, should start a letter writing campaign. Write to the SSA, your reps, senators and the prez, telling them that in light of how unlikely it is that there will be any SS payments in coming years, you are demanding a refund for every dime you paid in, plus compound interest, and you want it NOW. Write frequently. Be aggressive. Be annoying. For myself, that comes to over $64,000 plus interest.