Are Social Security, unemployment insurance, and Medicare "socialism?"

[NiftyNiblick]

Yes they are socialism. So what? If I had invested every dollar stolen from me for SS and that other shit I'd be retired by now but as it is I intended to get as much of money back as possible. Fuck that

If you were that skillful as a private investor, you'd have become wealthy investing the money that you did get to keep after withholdings.
Bush 43's privatizing social security initiative would have been a complete disaster for our country.
Even bringing it up again is absurd.

 

[Yakuda]

If you were that skillful as a private investor, you'd have become wealthy investing the money that you did get to keep after withholdings.
Bush 43's privatizing social security initiative would have been a complete disaster for our country.
Even bringing it up again is absurd.

I didn't say I was doing poorly in fact I'm doing pretty well but that money stolen from me would have been all the more and I would be in even better shape than I am now.

 

[Yakuda]

I wouldn't know. Unlike you I don't live amongst cattle. Piss off now.

No you live amongst shithead leftists.

 

[NiftyNiblick]

I didn't say I was doing poorly in fact I'm doing pretty well but that money stolen from me would have been all the more and I would be in even better shape than I am now.

But it wasn't stolen from you. It was assessed by legally elected legislators, signed by a legally elected president [FDR, probably the best we've ever had], and found constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Try to find a nation that doesn't assess legal taxes of multiple types on you, but that may require a functional spaceship.

 

[Yakuda]

But it wasn't stolen from you. It was assessed by legally elected legislators, signed by a legally elected president [FDR, probably the best we've ever had], and found constitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Try to find a nation that doesn't assess legal taxes of multiple types on you, but that may require a functional spaceship.

It's not a tax

 

[NiftyNiblick]

It's not a tax

FICA is what's called a "payroll tax" but if you prefer another description, I suppose that's your prerogative.

 

[Yakuda]

FICA is what's called a "payroll tax" but if you prefer another description, I suppose that's your prerogative.

And if I had every dollar stolen from me for it I'd be retired. Nothing changes that. I dont need a mommy.

 

[Nordberg]

The VA is so fucking bad at what they do that I chose to not even deal with them anymore.

You are buying memes. I have several friends who have medicare and access to the VA. They all go to the VA. The doctors are not paid by the procedure, but are salary and are after results. They spend more time with patients. Your experience is far from universal. https://patientengagementhit.com/ne...y,healthcare offerings, including care access.

 

[Phantasmal]

You are buying memes. I have several friends who have medicare and access to the VA. They all go to the VA. The doctors are not paid by the procedure, but are salary and are after results. They spend more time with patients. Your experience is far from universal. https://patientengagementhit.com/ne...y,healthcare offerings, including care access.

My husband has both Medicare and Purple Heart VA. His care is excellent by the VA. We have zero complaints.

 

[NiftyNiblick]

And if I had every dollar stolen from me for it I'd be retired. Nothing changes that. I dont need a mommy.

If you had one who did a better job, you'd be a lot wiser.