We Should Focus on Facts not Folly

We Should Focus on Facts not Folly

(And we must not be such sheeple)

JBH Wonders

01/2017

 

It is not the intent of this article to provide an in depth analysis of the programs discussed here. This has already been done by others. However, links will be provided to explain and collaborate what is said here. These links are shown by the standard blue highlighted text. So any reader can go down the proverbial rabbit hole as far as one wants.

The social security program has been in trouble for quite some time. The medicare/medicade program  has been in trouble for quite some time.

It can be argued whether these were well meaning programs (perhaps socialistic in nature) or ponzi schemes to trick the populace out of more tax money. In any case they were bad ideas. Like all government programs they eventually became a bloated bureaucracy strife with fraud and abuse. As such, the costs for these programs have far exceeded expectations. But the genie is out of the bottle now. Too many people depend on these programs to let them fail.

Social security (SS) comprises 24% of the national budget. It gets funded as an item on the national budget similar to national defense, transportation, education, interest on debt, etc. Contrary to “common knowledge”, the FICA that is withheld from workers paychecks does not go to a SS account with an individuals name on it. The FICA withholding goes into the Treasury of the United States general fund and  by a decision by the United States Supreme Court in 1960 was declared an income tax. In the same court case it was also declared that no one has any real entitlement to get anything out of SS. There was a similar ruling in 1937 in the supreme court case, Steward Machine Co. v. Collector of Internal Revenue 301 U.S. 548 (1937). Some experts project that the SS program will be insolvent by 2034 unless something is done to fix most or all of the problems that it has.

Medicare/Medicade & CHIP comprises 25% of the national budget. It also gets funded as an item on the national budget. Some experts project that the Medicare program will be insolvent by 2028 unless something is done to fix most or all of the problems that is has.

Any major changes that are made to these programs would have to be phased in over time as it will affect a large part of the population. Although legally congress could, it would be political suicide for any political party to suddenly cut or eliminate these programs without something else ready to take its place.

There seems to be much fear mongering and emotional hysteria about what the Trump/Pence administration intends to do with these programs. The source of the fear mongering and emotional hysteria seems to be originating from the elite in the entertainment industry and the MSM (Main Stream Media). These people have very little in common with us “common people”. So what the hell do they know? They seem to be focused on being (I’ll be nice) “confrontational” instead of seeking and stating facts.

Here is a link to the president elects stance on these programs. Not much bothers me there.
Here is a link to the vice president elects stance on these programs. Not much bothers me there.

The president elect is surrounding himself with financial experts who are problem solvers instead of scheming lawyer politicians. Also I would bet that most if not all of these folks have family members or friends who also depend on these programs. It would not make sense for these successful people to deliberately cause harm to the populace. (Something a dirty politician would do).

Changes to these programs may hurt to some degree. I for one will volunteer for some of that hurt to spare my grandchildren and perhaps my children from worse problems in the future.

Perhaps this article will instill some new thoughts for some to consider and research further. Others will just continue to regurgitate the blather that is heard from the corrupt MSM and the Hollywood elite. Now who is hating who and for what honest reason? There are  a few Hollywood people who support the president elect however.

“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.”

(I Thessalonians 4:13)

  

 “But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.” (Galatians 5:15)