Why Social Security Reform Will Fail

 

1. Vilmar, Just thought I would pass this along:
   In a postcard addressed to voters in the 10th District of Ohio (Cleveland) Congressman Dennis Kucinich is having a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the future of Social Security.
   It states “ As this important debates begins in Washington, I want to hear from you and I want to provide you with the facts” “… I will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting ... to provide a detailed analysis of the status of Social Security and to demonstrate why any privatization is both unnecessary and wrong.

   I get to deal with this Moonbat all the time, you only see him every so often!
   Looks like I will be spending an evening listening to a windbag.

   Posted by TIM C       01/24/2005  at  12:22 PM  



2. Ask him just one question:  “Hey, Fuckface, why is it I can not be responsible for my own “social security” and why can’t my family get to keep what I put into it?”

   Posted by Vilmar       01/24/2005  at  02:12 PM  



3. I’ll ask that if I can, the meeting will only last about 1 1/2 hours and he or one of his syncopants will probably fillibuster for most of the time.
   Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to draw pictures so that he would fully comprehend my point of view.
   If you would like I will give you an update on what The Boy Mayor has to say tomorrow

   Posted by TIM C       01/24/2005  at  05:27 PM  



4. Please do.

   Posted by Vilmar       01/24/2005  at  05:30 PM  



5. Rush Attacks Social Security Today

   Today Rush said, “Social Security is a racist program because Black males lifespans are shorter than other Americans.  Black males average lifespan is 64.7 years and Social Security doesn’t start till 67 for younger workers.  So a Black male can pay Social Security tax their entire working lifetime and then die and never get a penny back.  If Social Security is racist it is badly broken and needs to be replaced with President Bush’s Personal Savings Accounts (PSA).”

   So stand up in Kucinich town hall meeting and start screaming racist, racist, racist.

   Hey it’s cold here in Detroit, Michigan, trudging across the tundra mile after mile.

   How do you get one of those cool avatars?

   Sounds like Rush Limbaugh reads Barking-Moonbat.com - He just needs to say, “Tax-Free HSAs and PSAs are President Bush’s “Ownership Society.”

   Posted by Nanook       01/24/2005  at  09:14 PM  



6. Nannok, just click on the link on the right hand side of the site under “batty”

   Posted by Vilmar       01/24/2005  at  09:28 PM  



7. Thanks Vilmar

   Today’s Wall Street Journal (WSJ) had a complete section (6 pages) on Employer Benefits.  The WSJ suggests an HRA (Health Reimbursement Arrangement) they said, “Mr. Bauer chose to use an HRA in part because employees who leave the company can’t take any unused funds from an HRA with them.” I would suggest to Mr. Bauer that employees are not stoopid and will buy 18 pairs of glasses to use up their HRA funds before they quit.

   I would also suggest to Mr Bauer that his small group premiums will be adjusted to the claims experience of his group.  That means if an employee gets cancer and it’s a 6 person group their premiums will go up.  He doesn’t have health insurance he has prepaid medical for well people.

   They did have a section called “Avoiding Pitfalls of Health Savings Accounts.” They say, “Watch out for fees.” What they forgot to mention is that Fortis (The first company with MSAs and HSAs has a FREE HSA).  I would like the WSJ to say about IRAs—Watch out for bank fees— Of course they would never do that with IRAs.

   Six pages about employee benefits and not one word about the danger of a group health employee plan terminating sick employees after a short COBRA (snake bite).

   I’ve enrolled companies into health insurance where employees have said, “We took a vote and decided to fire a sick employee because they were making everybodies health insurance go up.”

   I see an auto dealership tomorrow that the health insurance costs $1,200 a month for family coverage.  The owner pays $400 and the employees pay $800 a month.  The shop forman says his team is all 30 years old or younger.  We picked his asst. and the total HSA family premium is $204 per month.  The employee can switch and have enough savings to buy 3 new cars. And the owner saves $400 a month too.  It’s just insane here in Michigan.

   Posted by Nanook       01/24/2005  at  10:49 PM  



8. Gentleman, just sent you via email a round up of the Town Hall meeting. I apologize that it is rather lengthy, but I wanted to give you two the whole story. Use as you wish. Tim

   Posted by TIM C       01/25/2005  at  11:48 AM  

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