Tea Terrorists - champions of debt avoidance

I was hoping for a plastic Statue of Liberty, but I guess THAT was out of the question!

There, problem solved. Now to school funding . . .

Did you bring me anything from NYC? Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

COG. School funding??... Originally Posted by blue3122

They are protesting increases in higher education...didn't see any third graders there protesting!

I brought you back a plastic Jesus song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxHSV5sZ0oI

What we have here is, failure to communicate.

What we have here is, failure to communicate. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Always have and always will when it comes to the left vs the right.

Read the book , The Believing Brain.

Explains just why we do not agree.

Is that a zombie book?

Just looked it up, looks like an interesting read. Hell, I'll give it a shot.

You will like it...it explains things in scientific terms. Skip over all the religious part if you are a believer and go to the liberal/conservatives explanation. Makes perfect sense why we all like to yell at each other.

We place different priorities on different things.

Do you not understand the average? Yes folks who die before they hit 65 get fuc'd. Originally Posted by WTF

Actually that's not true. Again, you are assuming that they are paying in for their own retirement. They are not. They are paying in for the retirement benefits for their parents generation, not their own. Yes, you don't get benefits unless you have paid, but you get paid with your kids' payments. It is a social welfare program that transfers money from the young to the elderly. Then when those who were once young, they get transfer payments from those who are currently young. But they don't get their own money back (though many people who aren't too bright think of it that way).

That's how it works, but that wasn't how it was sold.

Actually that's not true. Again, you are assuming that they are paying in for their own retirement. They are not. They are paying in for the retirement benefits for their parents generation, not their own. Yes, you don't get benefits unless you have paid, but you get paid with your kids' payments. It is a social welfare program that transfers money from the young to the elderly. Then when those who were once young, they get transfer payments from those who are currently young. But they don't get their own money back (though many people who aren't too bright think of it that way). Originally Posted by TexTushHog

You are correct sir!

But I still think if you die before 65 you get screwed, I mean really , who wants to die young and miss out on that all those SS benifits!