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Originally Posted by Mac_Attack
One question? Why didn't a Republican president with a republican controlled congress change this? Billy Mac 
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because most of the republicans aren't conservatives.
i found this thought it to be interesting. spearheaded by mr obama.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/.../~c109ol8eal::
odd that he is anti-war, when we introduced this bill on fighting terror in the congo. to me, it seems like the same old tactics john kerry was using in '04. tell everybody what they want to hear and make sure no one notices that your "speaking out both sides of your mouth."
the main reason why they dont abolish mandatory contributions to social security. elected officials hand out money to those who wish to obtain this money via medicare, social security benefits, ESL courses in shcool, free health care, etc, as a means of bribery to their pool of voters hoping to receive their vote.
to put it plain and simple without sugar coating it. on an after tax basis. if we put each a ten dollars in a bucket and a year later i get 4 dollars you get 4 dollars and the other 2 dollars are given away to someone who never put it, how rationally speaking is that fair?