What merit?

Easy now.  The politicians were just doing what they were hired to do.  Unless you can describe "corporate campaign contributions" without defining bribery. You'll be the first ever.

I've been paying for my retirement for 44 years.  It's called FICA, & was taken from every paycheck I ever received.  If I don't get my money, you're going to find out why we have these programs.  Just look to the barricades where I'll be standing fully armed.  And you? WHERE'S MY MONEY ?

If you had ever worked for a living, you would know what FICA is.  Social Security & Medicare are not, repeat not, entitlements.  We pay for them with every salary check we receive. If the money's gone, that's malfeasance, embezzlement, or some other felony.  It's not an entitlement.

Not really.  Nobobdy is that dumb.  I used to tell the kids when the temperature dropped below freezing, aluminum lamp posts turned into chocolate bars, & the blue fuzz at the back of the frig gave you fiber.  Not even little kids are that dumb.

Leaves of three, Good TP

Good point.  Water borne camo would be for the sea going vessels, instead of the sailors.

We could cut military spending by 40%, & still have the most formidable force in the known Universe.

As a leftist liberal democrat (small "d"), I think you need to read my post just above yours.