Re:The frequent fliers who flew too much
by nknight on Monday May 07, 2012 @01:59PM
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Look very closely at what I actually said. The meme I speak of is not "insolvency" generally, but insolvency due to a specific cause.
> disclosure: non-American
Which may explain why you're not familiar with the particulars of the meme I refer to, but does not excuse randomly shuffling my words.
> with no knowledge of your welfare scheme
Social Security is not a "welfare scheme", it is a government-administered pension program. Everyone who has paid into the system, from the very poor to Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, is entitled to benefits at retirement in proportion to their contributions.
> disclosure: non-American
Which may explain why you're not familiar with the particulars of the meme I refer to, but does not excuse randomly shuffling my words.
> with no knowledge of your welfare scheme
Social Security is not a "welfare scheme", it is a government-administered pension program. Everyone who has paid into the system, from the very poor to Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, is entitled to benefits at retirement in proportion to their contributions.