Word: whats
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"It looks like we got what we wanted, and we will come out on Tuesday," Brown said.
What's so wrong with Social Security? Only that it systematically undercompensates the needy, systematically overcompensates the non-needy, discourages the elderly from working and forces much of the expense of the system onto poor workers who can least afford to pay.
What's worse, the Rockefellers actually get higher benefits than poor retirees. This is in keeping with the fiction that Social Security benefits are just a repayment of the individual's contribution.
THE entire concept of our Social Security system is fundamentally flawed. What we need is a program to insure the elderly against financial need. If you're 65 or older and have financial need, the government sends you a check. Simple as that. This program should be paid for by...
"And Yale's library system--fantastic! With so few books it must be easy to find what you want.