A Thorn in my side.....

February 9, 2017

A thorn in my side….

From time to time, we hear about different Senators

calling Social Security an entitlement.  This irritates

me to no end…  Same with Medicare now…

I get to collect Social Security and Medicare because I

had an agreement with my employers over the years,

that they would put in x amount of  money and I too would

put in x amount.   This agreement was decided, of course,

by the government, but reinforced by the company and

myself.  That agreement was on the condition I worked

my butt off and they would put in their share to the pot.

Especially the last job I had that lasted almost 18 years.

So I worked all those hours, I worked over time, and one

time I worked a 24 hour shift.. I did doubt backs.. I did

split shifts.. of 8’s.. giving me about 4 hours between each

shift for 2 weeks. Barely giving me time to take a nap

between. Working from 10am to 7pm, going home,

to turn around and arrive at work at 10pm.. to work

until 6am.. going home for 3 and half hours.. Doing

that for 2 straight weeks.  To cover a shift for some

one whose mother was dying, and they had no one

to cover for her. So I did her shift and mine.  I worked

even though sick.. because we were short staffed.

of this to help put money into my Social Security fund

and the Medicare fund..   

So to have some Senator who did hardly any work before he became a life time Senator…tell the nation, that this is an entitlement..gets in my craw and is a thorn in my side..

If they want to see entitlement.. let them look in their

own building.. NOW that is entitlement.. Where every

one caters to them,  lobbyist throw money at them

go have them vote for what ever they want. Having

trips to islands and etc. for their families.  To sit in

the office at Washington, D.C. and talk on the phone.

that is not manual work..and not really even mental

work. They have a private gym, that the public is

not even allowed to see the inside.  They get auto-

matic raises, and bennies, that only you and I can

dream of.   NOW THAT …LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

…..IS ENTITLEMENT.