Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!fluke!inc From: inc@fluke.UUCP (Gary Benson) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Social Security Message-ID: <501@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 12:22:51 EST Article-I.D.: tpvax.501 Posted: Mon Jan 14 12:22:51 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 01:34:35 EST References: <222@cmu-cs-cad.ARPA> <580003@acf4.UUCP> <900@amdahl.UUCP> <622@ihlts.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 42 > > If the man has made it to 59.5, he should have enough common sense > > NOT to blow it all at once. If he is dumb enough to spend it all at > > once, [1] I don't see how he made it to 59.5, and [2] the jerk > > *should* starve!!! > > It's not at all difficult to lose many thousands of dollars > in a few weeks. Just have one major organ go bad and > you're pecuniary history. > > Bob Lied ihnp4!ihlts!lied AT LAST! Someone has said something sensible! I cannot believe the heartless comments I've been reading hear lately, c.f.: >Its off to the poor farm for him as all losers of the game of life end up. -or- >He gets placed on welfare at the lowest standard of living in which he can survive. -or- >In other words, I take it, you want to know whether other people should reward him for making a stupid mistake?! You can if you want to, but don't force me or anyone else to do so. Wake up, people. You're tiffed because the previous generation is getting something through your efforts, and you seem to think you're going to be cheated out of having the next generation give you something. If SS payments are going to break you, maybe you deserve to be on the "poor farm" with the rest of the "losers". -- Gary Benson m/s232e -*- John Fluke Mfg Co Box C9090 -*- Everett WA 98206 USA {microsoft,allegra,ssc-vax,sun,sb1}{decvax,ihnp4,tektronix!uw-beaver}!fluke!inc -_-_-_-andthewordsoftheprophetswerewrittenonthesubwaywalls,tenementhalls-_-_-_-