Sure, let's speculate and postulate - it's just the 'Net anyway......
Children. - OK, children are a burden on the system as much as any other consumer (wage-maker or not). And the way I look at it is that I paid my kids' way till they moved out, so these morons having 18 freaking kids and getting famous on TV need to be pick up their kids' share of the burden till their kids are ready to shell out.
spouses who don’t work outside the home. - gotcha, they ARE part of the system and in most cases don't work because they can "afford" not to. So they pay.
Part time workers. - As with the above they usually do it because they can afford it. So they pay their full individual tab.
Various types of undocumented workers. - The vast overwhelming majority of undocumented workers are low wage makers, already down on their luck, have little they can benefit from the system so leave them alone till they get on their feet.
Those simply unemployed. - Sure they can't pay now, but they still owe their share.
Those with large inheritances and such. - Hit them with a the same way they do with windfall profit taxes. It's like winning the freaking lottery, so pay up.
Don't we have a pretty significant prison population? - Iffy being able to get it, since the majority of our current prison system is filled by lifelong problem "children" - but I personally think we should be taxing them, and making them pay to stay "housed and fed". but that's another discussion.
And the elderly/retired count for quite a few I’m sure, Social Security is always broke for a reason I would assume (hope?). - Elderly have paid their dues, and in most cases don't have the money and we don't need to be screwing with them.
And my favorite, bums! - I guess this category could also be filled by the mentally handicapped (since the majority of schitzophrenics are homeless), but they have enough of their own problems. Otherwise Panhandling Bums are drunks, and when was the last time you ever heard of getting anything of substance out of someone drunk.
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Bongo Fury wrote:First I should point out that I don’t claim the number to be exact, but I do remember reading it somewhere, not sure how long ago though. I think what I read had a breakdown, but I don’t recall much on that.
But hey, not being one to let the lack of any real facts get in the way of a conversation, after all it's only the Internet, I’ll speculate:
Children. That’s a pretty substantial number.
Gotta be careful how I say this one, but spouses who don’t work outside the home.
Part time workers.
Various types of undocumented workers.
Those simply unemployed.
Those with large inheritances and such. Granted probably not a big number.
Don't we have a pretty significant prison population?
And the elderly/retired count for quite a few I’m sure, Social Security is always broke for a reason I would assume (hope?).
And my favorite, bums!
I’m sure I’m overlooking something fairly obvious as usual.
As I run through my family and friends, the ratio holds up reasonably well, at least as a rough ballpark thing. You know, no need to take the shoes off to do the really big math.
P.S. Looking back at my post, I wonder if I have a clue on the use of is/are. Wouldn't "I think there
are 100 million of us.." make a little more sense?
