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**Hofonom** · 09-03-2011, 06:12 PM

So, what we need is for the Congress to take a serious look at the entitlement programs.
1. Social Security: Raise the retirement age; base Social Security Retirement payments on a sliding scale. The more you make in retirement income the less you get from Social Security. Make Social Security basically a insurance program, if you need it you get it; if you are making let say $50,000 a year as a married couple...no Social Security

2.Medicare same requirements as above

3.Medicaid take a real close look at who and why they are on Medicaid

4. Unemployment benefits: reduce the number of weeks allowed for payment. Must have proof that you are looking for a job. Too many sit around and wait for unemployment to run out before they start looking

5. Welfare. Reform it. Welfare payments can only be use for food and shelter plus a annual allotment for clothing. No more big screen TV's, trips to the casinos, etc.

6. No payments if you are in this country illegally.

I miss any?

09-03-2011, 06:12 PM	#35
Hofonom Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 364 Senior Member	So, what we need is for the Congress to take a serious look at the entitlement programs. 1. Social Security: Raise the retirement age; base Social Security Retirement payments on a sliding scale. The more you make in retirement income the less you get from Social Security. Make Social Security basically a insurance program, if you need it you get it; if you are making let say $50,000 a year as a married couple...no Social Security 2.Medicare same requirements as above 3.Medicaid take a real close look at who and why they are on Medicaid 4. Unemployment benefits: reduce the number of weeks allowed for payment. Must have proof that you are looking for a job. Too many sit around and wait for unemployment to run out before they start looking 5. Welfare. Reform it. Welfare payments can only be use for food and shelter plus a annual allotment for clothing. No more big screen TV's, trips to the casinos, etc. 6. No payments if you are in this country illegally. I miss any?
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