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Ping list for the discussion of the politics and social (and sometimes nostalgic) aspects that directly effects Generation Reagan / Generation-X (Those born from 1965-1981) including all the spending previous generations (i.e. The Baby Boomers) are doing that Gen-X and Y will end up paying for.
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I'd like to know the specific questions they asked in this survey, and the exact phrasing. My guess is that it was a steaming pile. A lot of "If x were to happen, with y as a result, would you support changing SS benefits..." or something along those lines.
Most Gen Xers who I know are vehemently in favor of Social Security privatization. We're the ones who see our Social Security taxes drained into a system from which we'll never see a dime. I contribute to my 401(k) and have a pension, but I'd still like to be able to keep my money and invest it how I see fit.
AARPS POLL DID NOT INCLUDE YOUNG PEOPLE......I AM 62YRS. WORKED HARD FOR MANY YEARS, GET MY HUSBANDS SS.....TOTAL $800.00/M0. IF MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO INVEST HIS SS MONEY I WOULD PROBABLY GET $2,000.00/MO.....TEXAS STATE EMPLOYEES WERE ALLOWED TO INVEST THEIR SS MONEY AND THEY RECEIVE BIG CHECKS......THE AARP IS JUS ANOTHER LIBERAL BIASED NUT CASE AND DONOT REPRESENT ALL 50+ AMERICANS...I SAY GIVE THE YOUNG PEOPLE A CHANCE TO INVEST THEIR MONEY. I WANT MY CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN TO HAVE MORE THAN $800.00 AT RETIREMENT......................
It's crap. Plain and simple. Every Xer I know that has half a brain (granted, that's not a HUGE number) knows that the SS system is a Ponzi scheme.