Senior Citizen Healthcare

[CG6468]

You're a sick senior citizen and the government says there is no nursing home available for you. So what do you do?

Our plan gives anyone 65 years or older a gun and 4 bullets. You are allowed to shoot four Politicians.

Of course, this means you will be sent to prison where you will get three meals a day, a roof over your head, central heating, air conditioning and all the health care you need!

Need new teeth? No problem. Need glasses? That’s great. Need a new hip, knees, kidney, lungs or heart? They’re all covered.

As an added bonus, your kids can come and visit you as often as they do now.

And who will be paying for all of this? It’s the same government that just told you that you they cannot afford for you to go into a home.

And you can get rid of 4 useless politicians while you are at it.

Plus, because you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any income taxes anymore.


Is this a great country or what?

[Chris_]

Okay, I had to look it up since your joke mentions paying taxes.

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments generally are not payable for months that you are confined to a jail, prison or certain other public institutions for commission of a crime. You are not automatically eligible for Social Security or SSI payments when you are released.

http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10133.html

Well, shit.

[CG6468]

Okay, I had to look it up since your joke mentions paying taxes.
Well, shit.

You surprise me, Chris. That's common knowledge.

[Chris_]

You surprise me, Chris. That's common knowledge.

I'm not old enough to collect SS and I've never been in prison.  It wasn't common knowledge to me.

[CG6468]

I'm not old enough to collect SS and I've never been in prison.  It wasn't common knowledge to me.

Unfortunately I am old enough and I am collecting SS, which is MY money that I was forced to contribute, not an "entitlement."

Never been in prison or jail though.