I paid into it since 1960...Nd it was a good idea. But the government stole the money I put in for retirement and used it for other things...which they had promised they wouldn’t do. Now they cut my retirement when I’m too old to go back to work and fo something about it. The young people in this country need to rise up and strike down this government and the people running it and start over. I’m mad as hell!!!
They own land, buildings, equipment, patents, drilling and mining rights, etc. that can and should be liquidated to pay what they owe us.
It would also reduce the power of the government.
PS. Why do they always say "how much we paid in" without including a reasonable rate of return on our money?
They forced us into a Ponzi scheme at gunpoint and now tell us to FOAD!
This entire (long) rant could have been reduced to: “Your social security benefits are not guaranteed, and could be ended tomorrow without recourse”.
The rest of it is just whining.
Has anyone noticed how all those article about when to start collecting your SS benefits virtually all conclude that you’ll earn more if you wait until you’re older to collect? LOL!
Obama admin looks to ban some Social Security recipients from owning guns
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/07/20/obama-looks-to-ban-social-security-recipients-from-owning-guns/
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I expect the Dems to actually INCREASE SS benefits.
They will lift the cap on payroll taxes and extend it to very high levels of income.
They will slap a Tobin Tax on Wall Street transactions and apply that towards SS benefits.
Both will be enormously popular with the general public.
Both will pass.
Many Republicans will vote for it.
The can will be kicked down the road for several more decades. You and I won’t be around to see the Titanic hit the iceberg.
And this even MORE pessimistic.....