[Shalom Israel]

After reading some of the posts on this thread, I can understand why some retirees are taking out reverse mortgages. They want to care for themselves and not depend on children and, at the same time, not worry about leaving anything to children who are selfish.

Flapdoodle. Every one of us objecting to SS robbery, has parents we either do or will care for in their old age. Our astronomer friend is after something entirely different: he wants everyone else's children to be forced to take care of him against their will. The reason he's entitled to this slave labor is... that he fought to keep them "free".

[RadioAstronomer]

Our astronomer friend is after something entirely different: he wants everyone else's children to be forced to take care of him against their will. The reason he's entitled to this slave labor is... that he fought to keep them "free".

You want to talk about me, at least have the guts to ping me. No one is going to take care of me. I take care of myself and all the freeloading welfare scum of your generation as well.

[nopardons]

And you think that SS, alone, "takes care of" old people?

Social Security was a Ponzi scheme from the time it was instituted. People who had NEVER paid a penny into it, were given SS the minute it was passed into being. And everyone who worked, from the time SS came into being, paid into it. So just what, exactly, are you saying? Something like : TOUGH TOENAILS, YOU PAID INTO IT, BUT I REFUSE TO ?

If that is so, how are you going to keep from paying into it' as it all stands now? If it's legal, you should tell us all how to do so.