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Originally Posted by Guest
I said I supported Social Sercurity and Medicare which prompted a response that obviously I was a needy person. Why would you say that? Most of us here benefit from Social Sercurity and Medicare. I have never received public assistance but I support public assistant for those who need it. The only government program I benefited from was the College Loan program...I paid my loan off in half the required time.
Yes I vote Democratic but that doesn't mean i am some kind of taker as this response implied. My response should NOtT have provoked you. How does a simple statement I support Social Security and Medicare provoke your nasty response?
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I did not see anything "nasty" in that comment. I don't understand how you can say that most of us "benefit" from SS and Medicare. It was not a choice, it was a socialist program so that the government can use our money to suit it's purpose. Most folks that built a retirement fund up and have private insurance, can live without SS (even though it IS their money) and do not even utilize Medicare at all. That's a lot of money that one could have invested to make them very well off now.
Perhaps the poster was referring to how you enjoy and endorse these social programs, which might be indicative of a "needy" person. One that needs the government teat to survive. Unfortunately, the gov enslaves everyone to SS and Medicare whether they wish it or not. That's socialism. Now, we have a mandatory health care program that forces us to pay for insurance for those that do not have it and forces those that do not need it to purchase a product or be punished. That's socialism with a hint of tyranny.
So, even though you have a right to whine about "nasty" comments, if you are going to enter a mud slinging fight, be prepared to get some mud on you. No one is going to make "nasty" comments toward you if you are just reading the comments, but please don't get indignant if one says something that may or may not be according to your political correctness. There is no PC in a Free For All forum with no rules enforced. Personally, I kind of like it, because one can respond in kind without worrying about being canned/banned. I have never been accused of being politically correct.