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How the hell did we ever survive without SS, Medicare, or ACA?

Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:34 pm
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:34 pm
How’d the children ever learn without the DoE?

How did we ever catch criminals without the ATF, FBI, DEA, DHS, or NSA?

How’d anybody make money without the department of commerce?

Just how in the hell did farmers ever get shite to grow out of the ground without the department of agriculture?!

How did doctors function without HHS?

How did buildings get built without HUD?

How did people get fricking jobs without the Department of Labor?!

How did people ever learn to drive without the DOT?
This post was edited on 10/18/18 at 6:46 pm
Posted by Boatshoes
Member since Dec 2017
6775 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:36 pm to
Give it another twenty years or so and we will know.
Posted by cr32pll29
Member since Apr 2017
500 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:37 pm to
we were a tough and independent people, a long time ago.
Posted by Old Hellen Yeller
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9415 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:38 pm to
Life was so much better 100 years ago!
Posted by cr32pll29
Member since Apr 2017
500 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:40 pm to
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Life was so much better 100 years ago!


You jest, but it really was!
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
29999 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:44 pm to
because back then, any idiot "iwant" expecting someone else to support their existence got over that attitude in about 2 seconds, or they simply starved to death as people laughed at them.

and any moron doing the shite the insane liberals do today would be shot dead with a quickness and left in the street for the coyotes to drag off
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:46 pm to
Truly, my ancestors were incredible people to survive for as long as they did/have without the government holding their hands their entire lives.
Posted by LSU Tiger Bob
South
Member since Sep 2011
3002 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:46 pm to
The law of nature was in full force....The sick, the lame, the lazy didn't make it.
Posted by Scoop
RIP Scoop
Member since Sep 2005
44583 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:47 pm to
SS: The natural order is that you take care of your kids when they are young and unable to care for yourself and your kids take care of you when you are old and unable to take care of yourself.

Medicare: A dominant government payor source is why healthcare is so expensive. No market influence.

Posted by TGFN57
Telluride
Member since Jan 2010
6975 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:49 pm to
Try reading some history.
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
90571 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:50 pm to
We used to be a resilient people with core family values and respect for our neighbors that valued hard work.

Posted by TigersHuskers
Nebraska
Member since Oct 2014
11310 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:55 pm to
Railroad retirement
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:58 pm to
quote:

Try reading some history.


Try figuring out sarcasm
Posted by redneck hippie
Stillwater
Member since Dec 2008
5586 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 6:59 pm to
truth is 100 years ago most people died extremely poor. you got old and weren’t able to work. you died in poverty. it was how life was.
Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 7:05 pm to
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truth is 100 years ago most people died extremely poor. you got old and weren’t able to work. you died in poverty. it was how life was.


Or ya know the church or their own families took care of em.
Posted by BamaAtl
South of North
Member since Dec 2009
21894 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 7:17 pm to
About half of seniors were in poverty before SS - now it's around 10%.

About half had health insurance - now it's 100%.

Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 7:32 pm to
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About half of seniors were in poverty before SS - now it's around 10%. About half had health insurance - now it's 100%.


It’s almost like there weren’t things called savings accounts back then
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 7:34 pm to
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About half of seniors were in poverty before SS - now it's around 10%.

About half had health insurance - now it's 100%.





figures a fricking moron would support a Ponzi scheme
Posted by cr32pll29
Member since Apr 2017
500 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 7:38 pm to
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About half had health insurance - now it's 100%.



How wonderful for the insurance companies!!!
Posted by Taxing Authority
Houston
Member since Feb 2010
57216 posts
Posted on 10/18/18 at 7:42 pm to
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How the hell did we ever survive without SS, Medicare
People took care of their families. I could easily support my parents better than SS / Medicare do. And still would if needed. Hell, I pay more in SS taxes than they receive. Would be cheaper for me to just pay them!
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