Originally Posted by
gloopy
Everyone understand how it works. But it is a promised benefit and a third rail of politics. No way the wealth distributionalists will have the political capital to just steal it all after the fact. “Rich” airline pilots will still get their benefits unless the Leninists get full control.
BTW how rich is rich? If someone is rich, shouldn’t they also be stripped of Medicare and have to pay full retail inflated costs until they’re no longer “rich”? If not why not?
Rich is someone with $1 more.
Originally Posted by
Hotel Kilo
Our privilege was so great it earned us white bread, baloney and mayo sammiches for dinner many nights of the week...
The real treat was a grilled "government cheese" sandwich. I have fond memories of that 5lb block.