Originally Posted by Guest

Careful what you say. You may not know as much as you think and then make the mistake you just made. If Social Security was invested properly instead of being raided/borrowed from, we would be getting much more. SS is NOT a handout, it is a gov enforced deduction with a promise of returning those monies to us upon retirement. I earned my SS and like I said, if it had been invested properly, I would be rather wealthy now. And I can prove that point, if necessary.
Regarding Medicare, I find Medicare a ripoff. You pay into Medicare all your working life and then you merely get hospitalization paid for at retirement. If you want any more provisions paid for, such as doctor visits, prescriptions, etc you must pay another $100+ per month(or more) to supplement those benefits. I am thankful that I have private insurance and do not pay for Medicare part B, C or D.
Neither SS or Medicare is a "handout." Liberals like to try to use that in their argument to justify their socialistic values. The fact is that any business that the gov gets involved in regarding the use of taxpayer dollars is usually handled poorly at best.
On top of the above, Obamacare (thanks to Democrats) is stealing/STEALING over a half trillion bucks from our Medicare to provide your so-called "handouts" to those that probably don't even contribute to Medicare funding.
Go ahead and deny all you want because that what being a liberal today is all about, DENIAL.