It is interesting the goobermint never considered adjusting SS payouts in the past and partial investment of SS fund intakes into something like federal toll road building bonds, etc.
They affect the economy by drawing out present dollars for payout. Moreover, this means that boomers, who not only would not have draw out of the SS fund for a few years, are also not paying in for the next years, as they otherwise would have if they'd been employed.
One thing is fer sure...now way this side of h$ll is the goobermint going to be able to fund its retirement programs for its employees becasue of all the goobermint debt and continued growth of goobermint.
The monster has to be killed with regards to spending and unfunded liabilities.
Many at the top advocate killing off the old, sick and disabled because of just what you and I realize.
I do think that because they won’t be able to sell their homes, fewer folks will be able to downsize, move to assisted living, go into nursing homes etc.
Whether is a good thing or bad thing depends on each individual’s circumstances.
But I do think the ability to move into such higher-care settings has meant people live longer. Even simple things, such as falling at home, is much more likely to result in death for the elderly than if that person were to fall in a higher-care setting where someone was around to at least notice right away.
AMEN.
This is why I think conservatives need exactly ONE plank in their platform, ONE plank that we all rally around and pursue relentlessly: LIMITED GOVERNMENT.
Every single issue that is immportant to conservatism, or important to some conservatives, would be advanced in our favor simply by limiting government!
Limiting government means one thing, functionally: limiting the money the government takes and prints.
Pro-life? Limiting government helps the cause.
Want school choice, educational reform? Limiting government helps the cause.
Support small business? Limiting government helps the cause.
And so on.
If a new party, such as the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) party, or a takeover of the GOP occurs, unity around the single idea of limiting government would be very powerful and keep advancing many causes.