China will run into trouble shortly as under communist rule they were only allowed one or two children thus leaving them short on workers to keep up with their economic boom...oops!
Holyman , I wouldnt misquote you, go back and check.
Justin you are right about corporations contributing to candidates, you only failed to mention that most give to both parties as to have a dog in the race no matter
who wins.
The largest employer in the U.S. is small business, yes "mom and pops" not the big bad corporations as some had hoped... so it stands to reason that an owner of a company will pay alot more taxes than its workers , sometimes combined.
Sure there are people out there who scam the tax system but how many can do it and get away with it? Im betting not the majority of them... and Holyman remind me not to do business w/any of your scammer friends..what kind of people do you hang around with?
Getting back to soc. security... after the depression they got "the new deal"...
now for us it has turned into "the raw deal"... the younger generation has grown up expecting there to be no soc. sec. for them yet we still will have to pay into the
system for current retirees. Bush wants to give people the OPTION....let me make this clear.....(clears throat) O P T I O N ! to take a small part of their contribution and direct it into the market where history has proven it will get a better return, OR you can use the system as it is currently designed. The system was put in place to help americans after the depression when saving for retirement was next to impossible... Ive never planned to rely on it , thats what 401k's and your personal investments are for , but it will be a welcomed supplement .
Cheers to you fireman , I also do what it takes so my wife can stay home and raise our kids...