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Third Rail: McCain Receives Social Security
This race will be over by September
McCain Confirms He is Receiving Social Security Benefits
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Comments (11)
Unbelievable!
July 17, 2008 3:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
$100M+, eight houses, a private jet...and SSI?
You gotta be fucking kidding me. (Apologies for my French...but wow. Just wow.)
July 17, 2008 4:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sorry pet peeve, for the record:
SSI (Supplemental Security Income)is a program for indigent retirees and disabled is is paid for out of general revenue. There are few retirees still on SSI.
OASDI is the Old Age and Survivors, and Disability Insurance that you become eligible by working and paying payroll taxes for a sufficient period of time. The benefits, which are considerably higher than SSI benefits, are paid out of the payroll tax and the OASDI Trust Funds.
McCain is getting the latter.
July 17, 2008 6:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
"It's an absolute disgrace!"
July 17, 2008 5:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Typical republican...
July 17, 2008 6:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
**Makes me numb. Fucker's insane.
July 17, 2008 6:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
We need to send this to Drudge and all MSM, this is beyond sad. It is not mandatory that you apply for and accept your SS benefits. This is outrageous.
July 17, 2008 9:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
After the speech about how socal security was a disgrase, McCain should have shouted:
"I drink your, Milkshake! I drink it up!"
July 18, 2008 12:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
He earned it. Let the old geezer keep it. Do you people realize that the McCain's almost lost a home because they could not afford to pay their property taxes on it.
Some of you people are very heartless, and show no empathy toward the plight of struggling billionaires.
July 18, 2008 12:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Initiate Straight Talk self-destruct sequence
Is this Maverickish or just plain Prickish? I can't wait for his answer to this one.
July 18, 2008 2:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Not gonna call 'm a bastid... too obvious.
July 18, 2008 3:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
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