[E. Pluribus Unum]

While Rush relates to his audience on most subjects, he disconnects when he talks about social security as an entitlement. He doesn't accept that the government has made a contract with taxpayers; whereby, in return for the payment of social security taxes, the government promised to provide monies for retirees.

And exactly which of the enumerated powers delegated to the federal government by the United States Constitution gives the federal government the power to contract with taxpayers to "to provide monies for retirees?"

I don't believe it is there. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[OldFriend]

Sometime you really have to acknowledge, like it or not, that social security is here and it's not going away.

[misterrob]

It doesn't matter if they had the right to take money from us, the fact is they have and still coninue to. For those of us who would rather take that money and invest in a better retirement situation we are denied that opportunity so the government can keep its promises.

[FatherofFive]

And exactly which of the enumerated powers delegated to the federal government by the United States Constitution gives the federal government the power to contract with taxpayers to "to provide monies for retirees?"

You big dummy, learn to read!

It's right next to right to privacy, which houses the God-given right to abortion.

I can't quote it, but it's in there. Somewhere. Somehow.

[MarkL]

And exactly which of the enumerated powers delegated to the federal government by the United States Constitution gives the federal government the power to contract with taxpayers to "to provide monies for retirees?"

I don't believe it is there. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Silly you! Just because it's not actually written in the Constitution, doesn't mean it's not IN the Constitution. It all depends on the meaning of "in."

Then again, they may have the authority to do so from the Interstate Commerce Clause. You see, money is used to buy things. And retirees need money to buy things. And retirees might buy things from another state: Hence, the Constitution demands that the government give retirees money to buy things from other states, giving us "interstate commerce!" Q.E.D.

Mark