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Have you ever been a delegate to a state or national political party convention?
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Have you ever been a delegate to a state or national political party convention?
posted at August 22, 2012 4:22 PM EDT
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If you've been a delegte, share your experiences. If you haven't, tell us why not. And if you're going to the GOP national convention in Tampa or the Democratic national convention in Charlotte, do tell all! For trivia buffs, take a quiz about GOP convention history! |
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Re: Have you ever been a delegate to a state or national political party convention?
posted at August 22, 2012 6:30 PM EDT
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nope. not an activist. never before interested in politics- only now and only because i may support A HONEST POLITICIAN. (not many of those...) |
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Re: Have you ever been a delegate to a state or national political party convention?
posted at September 4, 2012 3:19 PM EDT
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Re: The questions in today's article 1. How would you protect Social Security for older Americans today and strengthen it for future generations? 2. How would you put Medicare on stronger financial ground and protect beneficiaries today and in the future from the burden of rising health care costs? |
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How to strengthen Medicare and Social Security
posted at September 4, 2012 3:30 PM EDT
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Contrary to popular wisdom, FICA no longer supports Medicare or Social Security. On August 15, 1971, the United States became Monetarily Sovereign. It gave itself the unlimited ability to create dollars, so federal taxes no longer support federal spending. There are more than 600 federal agencies, including the Supreme Court, Congress and the White House. Only two federal agencies are limited by tax collections: Social Security and Medicare, Parts A & B. All other agencies are supported out of the General Fund. Even Medicare Part D is supported out of the general fund. No federal agency can go bankrupt unless Congress and the President deliberately causes that to happen. Even if FICA were $0, both Social Security could be supported out of the General Fund, which reflects the federal government's unlimited ability to pay its bills. In fact, even if all taxes were $0, our Monetarily Sovereign government still could pay its bills. Why then, do the politicians and the media claim Social Security and Medicare are in financial trouble? Because all are beholden to the wealthiest sector of our economy, and the wealthiest sector wants the gap between rich and poor to grow. Because FICA punishes the lower income groups, While Social Security and Medicare benefit the lower income groups most, increasing FICA and/or decreasing Social Security benefits widens the gap between rich and poor. Unless you are in the upper 1% income group, claims that Social Security and Medicare are in financial trouble, are meant to fool you into voting against your own best interests. Note that the top echilon of AARP is in the upper 1%. This all is explained in further detail, here. Rodger Malcolm Mitchell
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Re: Have you ever been a delegate to a state or national political party convention?
posted at September 4, 2012 8:52 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Have you ever been a delegate to a state or national political party convention?: Re: The questions in today's article 1. How would you protect Social Security for older Americans today and strengthen it for future generations? 2. How would you put Medicare on stronger financial ground and protect beneficiaries today and in the future from the burden of rising health care costs? Answer to both is stop feds from raiding social security, pay back what the feds have taken, and keep the money in a safe consrvative investment so it will grow over the years.Run it with good actuarial studies just as insurance companies do. Then make payroll deduciions sufficient to cover actuarily determined costs (again as insurance companies do, or they go broke). Social security should be a separate and untouchable pool of money that pays for itself. ATTENTION CONGRESS AND ALL GOVERNMENT WORKERS: - Make ALL Americans pay into social security! 3. How would you help Americans build a financial nest egg for their retirement ? Answer: Stop spending more than we have, lower taxes, and eliminate unnecessary and burdensome regulations on businesses. Too many government programs! This will allow the private economy to get back to normal and grow. In turn individuals will enjoy greater opportunities for jobs, investment growth, freedom from over-regulation. People who keep more of their own money can save more for their future (or spend more). I personally would allow individuals to choose that social security payments can be invested in certain conservative stocks and bonds instead of the zero growth investments by the feds i.e. IOU notes given to S.S. Oh yeah - and stop taxing my social security. Note to congress: - Is the above too hard to understand? Posted by typicaloldman Unecessary governmental regulations on business, is a common idea brought up by businessmen and women, who tire of the government rules and requirements. OK, fine, I don't like the long tax filing either, but, I know what it looks like, and I make suggestions on how to change it. Now, tell me which of the governemtal regulations you would eliminate? Child labor laws? Safety rules? How about the minimum wage law? Now, isn't that the one the businesses really want to ignore? And, isn't it why businesses are moving overseas, hiring low cost labor, and avoiding high wage Americans? And,what about the regulations on the environment? Surely they don't have to worry about those overseas, either. And, I bet companies get sued by workers overseas almost never, while American workers are willing to hire a lawyer to represent their interests? Sure, we all want to have our cake and eat it , too. We all want to run a business without any of these terrible , cosltly rules and requirements, don't we? Now, isn't that what they mean, when they say stop all these government regulations? They are hurting business? Please tell me it isn't so, since it would be nice to believe that there are still American businesses that are willing to invest in this country! And, if they truly want to do away with some of the regulations, let's hear them say which ones, and see them lobby for their removal?? Us companies that have moved abroad, in spite of changes to favor companies: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444230504577615232602107536.html |
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Re: Have you ever been a delegate to a state or national political party convention?
posted at September 15, 2012 5:58 PM EDT
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No Never been particularly active in politics. But I don't believe anything useful is oing o happen until such time as Congress quits with the partisan politics and actually represents the people who vote for them. When you have no reason for voting No or Yes besides your political party You should not be there. I firmly believe there should be term limits on members of congress . |
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posted at September 21, 2012 3:47 PM EDT
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IT SEEMS LIKE THIS ELECTION SHOULD BE EASY, ROMNEY WILL KEEP OUR HEALTH CARE THE SAME AND IMPROVE IT FINANCIAL FOOTING. OBAMA WILL PUT US INTO OBAMA CARE AND HAVE A BOARD OF UNELECTED OFFICIALS DECIDE IF WE GET HEALTHCARE. MY DAD HAD A HEART BYPASS WHEN HE WAS 81 AND HE WAS COVERED UNDER MEDICARE, HE LIVED TO BE 87. UNDER OBAMA CARE HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THE OPERATION HE WOULD HAVE BEEN TO OLD AND THE COST TO HIGH FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO COVER. SO I AM VOTING FOR ROMNEY. |
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