>I think you are mistaking “I was forced into contributing, and I’m not giving that up” for “support”.
I think you are mistaking that overdrawn ‘trust fund’ for a pile of money.
>What political support? The people who got screwed?
Yes, the people currently being screwed by the Social Security Ponzi scheme are demanding money out of it rather than asking for it to go away. You might as well be demanding money out of Berie Madoff.
>I’m tired of bending over and taking it in the behind, because everyone else tells me that I have to do so for the “greater good”. If it’s the “greater good”, then everyone else is going to have to step up to the plate and contribute, or they can f*** off.
Trust me, I abhor the ‘screw the rich’ crap I hear constantly. It is utter and complete garbage. However there is a difference between demanding money that simply isn’t there, and asking not to be taxed more.
Ok, say we run with your 25% cut, which I think is appreciably less likely to pass. What if it can’t be passed? Will you be happy to have the economy collapse to not get screwed again? You’ll be screwed far more, but at least equally screwed as everyone else.
You’ve heard the term, ‘chop off your nose to spite your face’ right?
It is not relevent what the thief did with the stolen property - he still owes restitution. He owes the victim enough to make the victim "whole".