We should:
1. Legalize the illegals, so they can pay social security.
2. Get rid of the income tax.
3. Legalize the drugs so our law enforcement can concentrate on keeping the new influx of illegals out of here.
4. Get rid of personal property tax.
5. Free oil from Iraq for everyone.
6. And lastly give every citizen 10 acres of land.
You forgot the mule and a chicken in every pot!
I'm older than you by a few years, and if they would quit taking my money right now, and I didn't get anything in return, so be it. Someone's gonna have to bite the bullet. And the quicker they quit taking SS monies from me, the quicker I can try to invest it for a longer amount of time.
Oh, and legalize pot because it would reduce space taken up by non-violent criminals in prisons, so sex offenders who have been arrested 24 times aren't free on the streets. But the guberment loves the revenue from seizing property because of the drug laws.
Let us uphold the principle that adults should be free to make their own non-rights-violating choices (even if the choices they make are stupid). (thanks to Mr. LeRoy)
It's that attitude that will continue to perpetuate social security. Somebody's going to have to bite the bullet. I'm willing to give up what I've paid if they'll just stop taking any more.
"You can give it all back to me right now, and I'd go along with your plan."
I'm about the same age, and I would be willing to let them keep mine if I could opt out. Kill SS and let me be on my own. That 13% raise could go a long way towards an early retirement!