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By Paul on 07-03-08
The article’s next-to-last paragraph helps spread the appealing, but wrong, notion that the mass immigration of low-skilled people (which is what today’s immigration flow dominantly consists of) will rescue Social Security. It won’t—the new entrants don’t earn much and, thus, don’t pay much in taxes. In fact, many of them get back a lot more—via Earned Income Tax Credit and various welfare-style benefits—than they pay in. Plus they’re not much younger, on average, than the existing U.S. population, and they’ll be retiring, too! They’ll actually increase the problem! You’ll find plenty of data to back up what I say by looking at the articles available at the Center for Immigration Studies (mentioned in the article) website, http://www.cis.org .
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Let’s be civil. The Flathead Beacon encourages vigorous discussion and lively debate, but we will delete comments that attack other readers, make accusations we can’t verify, stray too far off topic, criticize local businesses (call them if you have a problem), convict someone of a crime, use profanity or are simply judged to be in bad taste. We don’t always have someone moderating comments, so we ask for your help: If you see a comment that violates these ground rules, or you simply deem it offensive, please e-mail editor [at] flatheadbeacon.com. The views expressed in the comments section do not reflect those of the Beacon.
By Paul on 07-03-08
The article’s next-to-last paragraph helps spread the appealing, but wrong, notion that the mass immigration of low-skilled people (which is what today’s immigration flow dominantly consists of) will rescue Social Security. It won’t—the new entrants don’t earn much and, thus, don’t pay much in taxes. In fact, many of them get back a lot more—via Earned Income Tax Credit and various welfare-style benefits—than they pay in. Plus they’re not much younger, on average, than the existing U.S. population, and they’ll be retiring, too! They’ll actually increase the problem! You’ll find plenty of data to back up what I say by looking at the articles available at the Center for Immigration Studies (mentioned in the article) website, http://www.cis.org .
By Larry on 07-03-08
HELP STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION…....MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: http://www.numbersusa.com/dfax?series=vdggl1&gclid=COO0gcLGx5MCFSgtagodA3cbCA