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Old 02-21-2012, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by philnpat View Post
No offense, but I'm betting you go to the mailbox to pick up your check(s) every month.

Hal...
I believe our social security checks are funded by our past employers and from our own pockets. It's income that we've earned and saved through our working careers. I take offense at your suggestion that it is comparable to a form of welfare.
Agreed. My point was simply that life is good for those of us getting Social Security, pensions, or other no-stings income. But I think it's easy to miss the "real" world outside our bubble. By some measures this may be the first generation to leave the children worse off. Frankly, we had it good during the the age of the Great American Empire . Who knows what the future holds.