I gotta read this guy's bio.  Sounds like some of it might be made from 100%
U.S.A. made whole-cloth.  Folks who spin the system just make it harder for
the average guy to keep his head above water.

I think Roosevelt & Co. did a disservice to the American citizenry by not
explaining that SSDB and the SS retirement benefits were never meant to be
the sum total of what one lives on.  I also blame our culture on two counts:

1)  We're constantly being bombarded by messages, subtle and not-so-subtle,
that:

a)  Revolving credit's a good thing.
b)  Tomorrow (retirement) is a long way off--live for today.
c)  If you don't live in this house, drive that car, etc., you are less than
normal.

2)  It's every man/woman for themselves.  If your parents get too old and
feeble to care for themselves, that's just too bad (never mind that they
wiped your butt, nose and tears).  Let Social Security take care of them.

What galls me, too, is that folks who are incredibly wealthy when they
retire also dip into the SSI pot.  Sure, they paid into the system, but by
the same token it's not bloody likely they got rich by being lily-white
honest on their taxes, etc.

-Kyle

-----Original Message-----
From: Salkin Kathleen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 10:07 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: In Keeping with Aging with CP; FYI


Oh, I understand the need to make a buck whilst on SSDB, I've got no
argument with that (although I'm not sure he's on SSDB).  It's just that
he's doing stuff like transferring funds to his wife's name in order to
avoid paying taxes on them, stuff like that.  That's what sounds so
suspicious; although it's legal, it sounds shady.  He sounds an awful like
an old boyfriend of mine (also an engineer!) who had a sort of a chip on his
shoulder against the world and felt he could pay them by bucking the system.

Kat