Am I the only one here that thinks SS has to go?
I suppose in any event, Grandpa and Grandma better get on good terms with their kids, since they will be asking them for support. That money from SS will run out sooner then they think.
Why is there a $255 death benefit?? I’m sure that was not in the orignal plan. The paperwork alone is not worth it.
There are lots of things that need to go, including SS. Right now everyone needs to accept less than what they were promised, seniors currently on SS included. But before they cut for those who did pay into the system, cut for those who did not and cut foreign aid. Families/friends need to step up to the plate and take care of each other.
How long have you been collecting Social Security?
Before Social Security goes in America, we'll first halt subsidizing socialism in Western Europe and other parts of the world by trimming our post-Cold War international interventions.
I’ve taken a lot of arrows in the back for supporting the abolishment of SS and Medicare.
They need to be replaced with a disability-only program. No age testing at all after 18. If someone literally can not work and can’t be supported by family or friends they need to be able to live. Means testing would be required though.
About the only entitlement programs I support are unemployment benefits between jobs and disability. Anything else is socialism and welfare. And unemployment is a bad enough evil.
In case you haven’t noticed there are a lot of “kids” living off Grandpa and Grandma. A few generations back it was common to see three or even four generations living on the family farm with the younger generations doing the work while the old folks lived out their twilight years in the security of family. Now it is becoming common to see three generations living together with the younger ones having no income other than possibly government support of the out of wedlock grandchildren. I can show you some and they are by no means all “Amish”.