You know what your problem is you don't know how to read. You are so interested in starting an argument that your flush common sense, if you had any, down the drain. You just want to argue for argument sake.

We have gone over Social Security, and Medicare before. We paid for the people that were collecting at the time. Money wasn't put aside for us. The government could stop these programs, and we would get a dime. My post said we should get rid of the TAX, and not SS, and Medicare. THE TAX, and treat it like all other government programs.

The people could and did make their mortgage payments until the government changed the rules of the road. If you don't think that would create a fire storm with these people, you live in another world.

My stock portfolio didn't take a dive in 2008 quite the opposite. I moved my money into the money market portion of our retirement plan before the dive. When the market started to recover, I returned it to stock market. I doubled my money. Thank you "W".

When the minimum wage doesn't give people a living wage, that is corporate welfare. We have gone over this before. Corporations relying on welfare is dependence also. That flies both ways. Corporations are people as ruled by the Supreme Court. Therefore, they should be taxed on sales. Why should they be able to deduct their expenses, when the ordinary citizens can't?

I am collecting social security, and you are also. I am sucking off the government teat, but you aren't! When you try to insult someone make sure you aren't receiving the same thing that they are. Since you continue to act like a kid, I am going to treat you like a kid. Here is the old saying, "I am rubber. You are glue. Everything that you say about me bounces off me and sticks to you."

It wasn't the people that took adjustable loans, and couldn't afford to make payments, when their rate went up. Some of these people couldn't make the first loan payment. The people that gave them the loans didn't care. The package garbage loans together, and sold them to retirement plans as A+ rating mortgages. I know this is totally out of character for you, but think before you post.

Do you have a Supplemental insurance plan through BCBS? Then more then likely, the money that is being deducted from your social security check is sent to BCBS,. This reduces your premium.