Jamie T, your attempt to anger me shall not work.  You're a loser.

There's a 3rd option - use the local police.  They're not the enemy.

Sounds like 911.  The CIA didn't tell the FBI, and the FBI didn't tell the CIA.  Sound familiar?  Aren't we lucky to be represented by such professional law enforcement officers?

The answer, Jamie, is that as long as the system has money, those who have the right to collect should do so; and those who don't have the right to collect, should never collect.  Bye,bye.

The people who have paid nothing  come in 2 forms - those that have a right to collect, such as survivior's, and the non-working, stay at home moms, like you convinced me should continue to be allowed to collect the spousal benefits  - and those collecting illegally, like some of our illegal aliens, who have no right t...more

Jamie, you are correct.  I have taken in about $130,000 plus I did get a back payment of about $6,000 when I firs won my claim in 1990.  However, here's where you're missing the point.  Although there is no doubt that a few people like me have probably drawn 10 times as much as we've paid into the system, we're really ...more

Since I never listen to the fat fool anyway, I could care less.

Jamie T, you changed my mind, and I'm glad you did.  You're right.  A stay at home mom deserves to collect spousal benefits because she benefited society by raising the kids so dad could go to work every day.  I'm almost ashamed to have said we should get rid of spousal benefits.  Thanks for pointing that fact out to m...more

I was born in June 1945, 3 month before the end of World War 11.  I'm a World War 11 baby, not a baby boomer.  Good point, Carolyn.