Its not just the elderly drawing SS

I saw a commercial for a shady law firm wanting to help people fight for their rights if they were denied what they "deserve" from SS.  One of the reasons listed was "depression".  That's right.  Some people get a SS check just to be depressed, or be alcoholic, or drug addicted.

I personally know 3 people who should not be, but are, drawing SS; all of them under 40.  Two of them have never worked a day in their life, two of them have supposed mental problems, one of them has a supposed health problem that prevents working but allows her to shop at the mall.   These 3 plan on drawing SS for the rest of their lives, and never working.

These are the freebies that anger me.  People that have never paid in, can act special in front of doctors, and never get their case reviewed, just draw SS their whole lives.  I've worked since I was 14 (PT until 18, then FT from then on).  I'm 49.  There won't be ANY SS left for me - because it all got given away to slackers who manipulate the system.  And believe me, if it was up to me NOBODY would get a raise because it just makes the amount I will get at full retirement age of 67 (if they don't push it back to 75 by then!!!!) smaller and smaller....as it stands today when I do draw SS I'll only get 78 cents on the dollar for everything I PAID in my whole life.  Sorry, none left for ME, we had to give MINE away to people whose whole lives have been a drain on society amd never paid a cent!

Plenty of people draw SS their whole life from the day they were born - like a few of octomom's brood!  But its OK, let her keep popping out the preemies, I'll give away a few more cents on MY retirement dollars so that she can!  This issue is not just about the elderly, so wake up and smell our future SS being squandered today!

• Oh, I am so angry and so tired! sm - tired
  • Its not just the elderly drawing SS - lots of recipients have never paid a cent
    • I use to work for SS and if you are sm - MT30+
      • Thanks much for that clarification! - assume this work horse will die in harness
        • You are very welcome. Its hard sm - MT30+
  • Do you draw social security or do you know - Sallysue
  • My son is being told in high school - Sunflower
  • Borrowing from the fund is not the only problem -- - Amanda
  • I think the quickest way to fix Social Security... - Zville MT
    • I totally agree with that! nm - passing thru
    • I want the platform that Ron Paul .. - Evelyn
      • I agree completely with Ron Paul - nm
    • I've always said................ sm - m
    • Amen, Zville MT, Amen - MTPockets
    • That is the truth!!!!!!!!!!! nm - MT30+
  • At the risk of sounding cold - AnudderMT
    • there has been an increase the last sm - MT30+
    • It doesn't just sound cold - cj
      • Oh my...seriously... - Trigger Happy
      • you are right it is cold, selfish and sm - MT30+
      • Maybe you need to read it again - AnudderMT
        • Interesting that there is money for........... sm - m
        • I bet the Washington "bigwigs" didn't sm - MT30+
          • Of course not. Duh! LOL! - Trigger Happy
        • what you are not getting - cj
          • This is just another example why - Trigger Happy
          • That is not the case - AnudderMT
            • oversimplified - cj
              • Most beneficiaries draw out FAR more than they ever paid in. - CrankyBeach
                • Social Security is a retirement "insurance" sm - MT30+
              • But still not simple enough - AnudderMT
                • I give up - cj
    • The reason "they" have their houses paid off - sm - sammypot
      • My parents were smart like that too. - Trigger Happy
        • in the same boat! If hubby loses sm - MT30+
      • Eligible for Medicare.............sm - m
        • What problems did we cause? - AnudderMT
        • Elderly parents - MT2
          • Wow. We've become a 3rd world country. :( NM - AnnuderMT
    • Right on! If we workers made more money, we'd - be putting more into SS. - Topaz

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I keep reading posts about letting elderly people die.  I did not get to listen to the speech last night, so I do not know what the subject matter was concerning this point and would like to know.

Thanks!