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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (184410)3/9/2004 4:28:22 PM
From: Alighieri  Read Replies (1) of 1572777
 
Why was Social Security implemented in the first place? Why is it the only source of income for millions of American seniors?

I understand your question, but it does not seem related. See my comments later for a possible answer to your question. I repeat...what does it have to do with loss of morality? Was Janet Jackson's breast exposure somehow connected with SS? Is abortion or gay marriage or whatever offends you connected with SS or welfare or minimum wage? How?

Is Social Security still a charitable institution? Why or why not?

I will answer your question by personal example. My dad...artisan immigrant...came to a new country, new society, new language...this is hard stuff...worked hard all his life at his trade, paid taxes and SS all his life and came to appreciate his new country. Worked for companies that offered no pensions....none in his trade did. So he saved all his life in whatever modest means he could, put us through school, put away a few bucks and finally retired at age 65. He is now 75 and afflicted with Alzeimer's disease. His savings and SS just barely cover his needs. W/O SS and medicare he would be unable to get by. Do you think he is getting charity?

There are millions of people like him...not wealthy...not financially indipendent...not as flexible as the rate at which society changes around them....a society which supports, you could say depends on, folks at the bottom of the economic scale. What are you going to do, ask these people to hold jobs that help make our lives comfortable, pay them minimum wage (you would even deny them that protection it seems) and then finally deny them security in their older years? Think about some of the things you are saying. You are generalizing too much.

Al
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