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originally posted by: dawnstar
so, enjoy your servitude, just remember, the master often finds themselves just as much a slave as those they wished to enslave!!
Simple and you have heard this one somewhere before. CHARITY not forced help via taxes!
originally posted by: howtonhawky
a reply to: rickymouse
You are correct that all good intentions were used in the formation of such agencies just as all good intentions were used to drain every dollar from the system that was put in by the elders.
it is what it is
i do think that the majority of people that benefit from the systems deserve the benefits but i am simply speaking of the unseen consequences of debt.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: rickymouse
You're absolutely right! Our elected officials dipped into the Social Security fund. They're also allowing others who never paid into this fund to receive benefits from it. If anyone else dipped into a private bank account, it would be considered embezzlement and those guilty of it would be sitting behind bars!
It's just another example of our governments officials having no accountability to the people they serve. These officials use our tax dollars anyway they wish. Instead of some taxpayers supporting programs that directly affect them, they ignorantly attack these programs yet support government programs that fund billions for foreign aid and military conflicts we shouldn't even be involved in! It's about time our government officials start spending our tax dollars here at home.