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I do think that Social Security is one of mankind's greatest achievements, ever. Whether it is number 1, I really couldn't say. Quote:
All I'm saying is that the system needs attention. AFAIK Bush is not responsible for the current problems, but he also has done nothing to address them. All he has done is proposed things that would privatize, and thereby destroy, the system. Fortunately, he was not able to get that done. Quote:
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Well, it's one theory I have heard put forth. . . . .
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So going from 22 to 4 or 5 is just "needs attention" to you? I think you are way understating the problem. It cannot sustain itself under the current situation nor will it be able to do so when the baby boomers retire. Still think it is a great achievement that just "needs attention"? Because you speak of a little dose of socialism that makes capitalism work. I'm talking about a little dose of sewage in a barrel of fine wine. Same thing. Sewage either way.
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Crap, that means I'll have to work til I'm 90 or drop dead which ever comes first.
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No, I don't doubt the government's ability to force people to do things... and that is one of the biggest problems with the current system. I should not be forced to invest MY money into a retirement "safety net", as you call it, that has always yielded poor returns. Furthermore, there is no assurance of ANY return on the investment! If you die before you collect, your money is gone. A lifetime of social security payments can go down the tubes in an instant, unavailable to your family or heirs.... Yet we are FORCED to participate in this bull$h!t, and are told that it is "good for society"?!?!... Quote:
The money you pay in was YOUR money. It should REMAIN your money, even after you die, and should go to your heirs. It should NOT be redistributed as some anonymous bureaucrat sees fit. Mike
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How about a program of one's design? How about people do what YOU are doing? Preparing for their own retirement? With this program in place, all it does is keep the baby at Momma's teat and that baby will not grow up and learn to feed itself. How so? You went from 22:1 all the way down to 4:1 and you think it is just going to need a tweak? You don't think the ratio is a huge drop? It was designed around that ratio. Today the ratio is way different. Do those economists think it can sustain itself the way it is? I think not. It is going to need some serious work when you shrink the ratios that much. What about those that think it is going to be a huge problem? Sure, if you wanted to dump enough money, it can be fixed. But what do we get out of it? Another generation of dependents and a larger slush fund for govts to play with?
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Well, as long as you can keep snapping that whip, you'll be just fine . . .
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I would say that it could be redistributed only if the person has no heirs.
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You are correct. Your side is in the majority. Now which direction is the majority headed at this time? Seems to be going south, don't you think or are we as well of as before? We were one of the economic superpowers if not the greatest economic superpower. Where are we today? Which direction is that heading? Which direction has it been heading?
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So let them starve or freeze. Why is that a problem? Why do we need to have a "cradle to grave" approach? What happened to survival of the fittest? Has it become survival of the unfit? So, the contributor base is way shrunk. this system is now operating in a situation that it was not designed for and you think the adjustments are not onerous? What about my question where I shrunk your paycheck from 2200 a month to 400 a month. Would you say that your lifestyle changes are going to be onerous or not?
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Happened all the time. Still does. Those people don't need SS.
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What I am saying is that drastic a cut in the number of people contrubuting is going to make a huge dent. Same as if you had your paycheck brought down from 2200 to 400. Why do you think that all it needs is a little tweak?
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