:zz: Everyone is supposed to fund their retirement themselves. Social Security is only designed and intended to be a minimal failsafe to keep the elderly out of poverty. It is only to provide minimal housing, food, etc.

:zz: Huh? That's not true. All we have to do is raise the cap a little, and SS will be heavily funded for the next hundred years. There is no real risk of somebody contributing for nothing.

You would have lost 1/3 to 1/5 of your funds in the past 8 years. That wouldn't matter if you were young and could make it up, but those within 10 years of retirement were hit very hard with the financial crash, loss of their house value, etc.

The government, alternatively, has to keep the funds safe so the capital isn't lost.

You can start a 401k now if your boss offers one. And if they do, take it, it's free matching money. Social security isn't a primary retirement program for anyone, it's only a minimal backup to keep people out of poverty in retirement.

Why are you against raising the cap?

riot uses :zz: when she posts your quotes, so i'm taking her side. i obviously can't take the rest of you seriously.




i hate snow days

I use that when what is posted doesn't make contextual sense to me. It's just meant in a questioning way.

It has nothing to do with "taking seriously", that's rude. But that's your own insult, not what is intended by me.

I use that when what is posted doesn't make contextual sense to me. It's just meant in a questioning way.

It has nothing to do with "taking seriously", that's rude. But that's your own insult interpretation, that's not what is intended by me when I use it.

apparently dry humor flies right by you. i guess i struck a nerve.

Only the nerve that I'm a bit tired of getting insulted for things I didn't say or intend. Using that emoticon is meant to be polite to the other poster. Not snarky.

if you consider that an insult than i guesss you're far more thin skinned than i imagined. my apologies for hurting your feelings.

Actually what I said was it was rude of you to use me as your base for insulting others. No, I didn't consider that an insult. Just rude on your part.

Please dont pick on Riot.

I hate cold weather period.

I dont see a halo flying over your head.

Good, because I've never contended I had one. That's something you like to pretend.

Ive never said that .Go back to your make belive land and kiss Obama's face some more.

lol
i wasn't trying to insult anyone. again, sorry i struck a nerve. as for rude, i don't know what you're talking about or trying to insinuate. or maybe you're just trying to be provocative.