Social Security—Your On Your Own

Not only does your government NOT want to provide Social Security for people, they don’t want to provide medical benefits either. Bush’s Social Security plan is comparable to--NO PLAN AT ALL. His theory is that every American should be allowed to invest today’s paycheck in stocks and bonds to pay for tomorrow’s retirement.

According to Bush, the future value of such investments will be enough to allow the government to reduce and eventually cut-off medical benefits to retirees. Well--AREN’T WE ALREADY ALLOWED TO DO THAT--if we choose? Invest in whatever we want? Of course! In fact, those that can afford to--DO just that--they have the abundant resources needed to pay for both today and tomorrow.

Those that CAN afford to live two lives with one check…usually do not have the extra resources to invest in tomorrow. That’s supposed to be the function and purpose of our government’s Social Security--to keep retirees safe and secure—now they’re left out in the cold.

And then there are those who can only afford to invest a minimal amount for retirement. Well if the INTEREST on your principal amounts to less than 800 dollars a month—you better hope you never need shelter, a doctor or a script—only a mortician.

Your government’s bailing out on you America—Wake up!—It’s every man, woman and child for themselves. Good luck!