These Baby Boomers have gotten our generation into a lot of trouble.  I for one think we need to enslave our parents, and anyone older, strip them of their retirement and make them work this absurd national debt off.
205983
... in five years this could be a viable platform for the presidency...
564437
Yes, we definitely DO owe them protection!  They are Americans living on the American side of the border and they pay taxes and they should not have to live like that - our border patrol and the police should be doing the work that these people are having to do for themselves!  And they definitely should NOT have to move to feel safe!  I don't have satellite TV, so wasn't able to see what show you were watching, but just what you describe to me is appalling!  All of this kind of stuff needs to be gotten out to the general public and everyone should do whatever they can to see that it does.  A lot of Americans are complacent while the illegals do not seem to directly affect themselves but we need to pull together and realize that even if it doesn't affect you at this moment, it will eventually, and it will affect your children and grandchildren.  It needs to be taken care of now!
303166
You are a darling.  I think that the government is trying to cut down on the population.  Bush and his cohorts only care about their own agenda, and watch out for the next war in Iran.  The senior's are not only losing their healthcare coverage, but they are being taxed twice on their incomes.  Once when they earn it, and again when they take it out of any of their personal retirement plans.  That's why a lot of seniors retire to the Bahamas.  So that the government can't get their hard earned money twice.
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Apparently when you ask "we" make a better deal, what you really mean is government, bureaucracy, etc.  No, you can't do it that way, not with us Baby Boomers growing old the way we are.  Instead, we need mutual aid societies.  There are plenty of precedents for this concept in history, but they fell out of use when the government took over with all sorts of "help."\n\nA senior or disabled person can often be a major asset to a family.  If they do no more than pass on the history of the family, teach the younger members, be there when the rest of the family is too busy, they earn their keep.  For those who do not have families, a co-op or group home, privately owned, can be the surrogate family.  I was actively involved in co-ops when I was in college, and just as I graduated, the concept of co-ops was spreading off college campuses and into the rest of the world. Quite specifically, the idea of co-ops with a broad age range became the big experiment of that day (1970s). \n\nA housing co-op of a dozen or so adults can afford a large enough house that the first floor bedrooms can go to those who find stairs difficult.  An elevator can be installed.  The older people are there, can answer the phone, look out for the kids, help with the wisdom of their long experience, and do such chores as they are physically able to do.  They might contribute a little more to the start-up costs, due to having had longer to save, and less time to be productive.  But it is quite amazing how productive an old person can be if they are given the opportunity.  I know people in their 70s and 80s who are still quite capable of being useful, and I suspect it goes even higher in some cases.  By the time they really do need more care than they are giving, they will have earned it.\n\nI retain the idea that whatever we do for ourselves, we do easier, less expensively and more satisfyingly than what we insist be done through an enormous and wasteful government program.
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Well, seeing as I AM one of those "children", I totally see this from your point of view.  It's ridiculus what they're doing over there, and then my generation (and a few to follow) are going to have to clean up after it...it SUCKS.  Thanks for sticking up for us!
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At least you  have thought intelligently about how we middle class citizens can survive with all the burdens that hard work costs us personally!  It's a pretty innovative concept, but you are over-looking the fact that this possible solution would effect the wealthier portion of our population and really what does wealth go hand in hand with.........?.....\nPOWER, my friend...the rich would never allow such a solution!  Keep brainstorming.....perhaps a workable idea to save the debacle our government calls "retirement"...........We pay and pay and research shows that our medicare/retirement benefits (which enable us to dine on dog food) will virtually become non-existent before too long!!
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Point #1 some generations like the current 20 somethings, have a wealth of technology to make things easier,it has not been reckoned yet what the latest will find .....Point #2 it is better that too much is given than to live by the rules and only the rules and in the process not do for some what you are able.3rd question....only if they let the past make the rules for them today, they have to want to change their own mindset first.
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No, they should go home and fix THEIR country. I think our country's headed for bankruptcy if we don't change our evil ways, and since they mainly live off us, they'll be right behind us in the soup line. Except, there won't be one.
300908
IT'S OVERDUE PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IF WE DON'T STEP UP NOW WE WILL LOSE EVEN MORE.WE ARE DEVELOPING A NATION OF THE SUPER RICH AND THE SUPER POOR.THE MIDDLE CLASS IS DISAPPEARING.
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We are going in debt by the trillions, this will eventually be paid by tax payers, your kids, your grandkids and maybe even your great grand kids will be paying this debt. No the oil company' are just pocketing the money. Record profits tell the tale.
131838
I think they waste more than they save. There are alot of other needs in this world that is being over looked. I think we have poor leadership, and someone needs to do something about it.
509063
I would love to sterilise these scumbags. I know a woman on the estate near to where I work who is a grandmother-at the age of 42. None of her children work and the next generation of theiving scroungers comes along regular as clockwork when these kids hit sixteen!! i.e they all get pregnant for their free council house at sixteen. All scum and all a drain, burden and disgrace to the rest of us. I think the best way for them to keep their pants on is to stop all benefits to them and their scummy kids.
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People are living longer, more active lives now.  I think forced retirement at any age should be done away with.\n\nSome people need to retire early, and they should be allowed to.\n\nMost folks want to continue working, and they should be allowed to work until they can no longer perform the job.
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Our founding fathers created a democracy with the idea of preventing a monarchy from arising in its place. They did this by giving each citizen one vote, thus putting the people above the elected government leaders. They also made the Constitution flexible, thus allowing unforeseen situations to be dealt with permanently. They also gave us rights so that we could expose wrong doing inside our government and hold the responsible individuals accountable by using our right to vote and our legal system.Corporate greed is rewarded by Wall Street and reinforced by the U.S. Congress. Wealthy individuals have their wants and concerns are very well represented by members of Congress, but who in Congress is representing the average working American?George W. Bush's leadership as president these past five years have been a one huge disaster after another. We now have huge budget deficits that appear to be growing out of control. We have a very costly war on Iraq that is going on way too long. We have spiraling trade deficits and American corporations moving their factories and personal off shore. We have wealthy individuals paying a smaller percentage of their incomes in taxes then middle class workers, and who are using off shore tax havens to avoid paying taxes. We have a new Medicare bill that is full of corporate welfare and is costing much more than we were originally told. We had a energy deregulation scandal in California that Bush refused to stop. We had huge corporate scams that robbed shareholders, employees, and creditors of billions of dollars. And this list could go on and on.
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Sadly, you are trying to pretend that this happened only during Clinton's years, so unfortunately if I agree with you in part I fear I am going to hurt your feelings again. This is not intended to be a slander against you, because you are right in what you say, you just don't go far enough.\n\nYou are right, every President's budget since 1982 has skimmed money out of the Social Security Trust Fund to hide how much the deficit is. This past year, the federal government diverted over 400 billion (I forgot who the President is now, apparently you did too). Regardless of who was in office during these last 25 years (8 years dems and 17 years reps) it has been shameless and criminal. And yes, you are right, this is the REAL problem with Social Security; if it had been left alone from the beginning, there would still be enough of a build-up for many years of Baby Boomer retirements until the population stabilizes again. Technically the Trust Fund is full, but in actuality it is full of inter-governmental bonds (the treasury borrows from SS and gives an IOU).\n\nWe should all be ashamed that we have allowed this to go on for so long, even though the government has done such a good job trying to make certain we didn't notice it.
408871
Because they're bastards.  The retirement package is not free to the employer, and often the employer would rather not pay it.  It sucks.
4382
Because they are either snot nosed rich kids who take everything gran-id or they are poor and think the money should be spent on them so they can continue generation after generation sucking money out of our government because they are too lazy to work. They have no appreciation for those of us that serve proudly so that that can sleep at night w/o bomb sirens. Ignorant people are against the military. Justa simple way that you can judge someones character.