If the companies could get by without those employees they would get rid of them already,

The key was never getting out.  The market rebounds.  Yes 2008 wasnt fun, but if you were allocated according to your age you survived and rebounded.

The money is paid back with interest.  The SS trust fund is backed by US Treasuries in other words the SS trust fund gets money from payroll deductions and then loans it to government in exchange for US Treasuries.  This is exactly what foreign countries and individual investors do.  Also dont say we dont want that any...more

Problem is u can get rid of Social Security and Medicare and the problem gets worse.  The expenses still exist, we just end up paying for them in less efficient way. Instead of Medicare families need to pay more for Private Health Insurance.  Instead of Social Security elderly need to work longer and children rather th...more

Anyone complaining about taxes and spending really needs to take a look at this video. http://mashable.com/2013/03/02/wealth-inequality/ It tells the story of our real problems.  Having middle and upper middle class people complain about taxes that really only hit the top 1% (I am in the top 1%)  is just what the 1% ...more

You look at all the spending since President Obama was inaugurated. Not 1 single new long term spending program.  The last Fiscal Year of Bush Administration had a $1.4 trillion deficit. The deficit has dropped every single year since.  The deficits were created by massive reduction of government revenue because of the...more

"Many businesses have complained that they lose money on the Groupon deals they offer and that the coupons do nothing to encourage brand loyalty." Why do companies then offer Groupon's?   I know 2 of our favorite restaurants we did not know about until we got a Groupon.

If you don't think Government involvement in healthcare brings down costs then please explain why the same procedures and coverage in Medicare costs less than private health insurance? Why is Veterans Healthcare again costs less than through private health insurance? Why does the US pay so much more for lower quality o...more

Obamacare is just wrong.  I want the people that make me a sandwhich or a Pizza or serve me at Applebees to be sick and untreated. That saves me money. OK end of Sarcasm