No, I was clearly NOT paid the amount that went into social security, and it is a substantial amount. So pay me that, and I’ll let the rest go. Oh, wait, you retirement thieves don’t want to do that either. You’d rather make those of us who were productive in life pay for those of you who would rather let someone else pay the bills.
if you paid into social security, you are due money out. that’s how it’s supposed to work and not a government pension.
government pensions are for government employees .. in addition to their social security payouts
there is no reason, besides for police, fire, and military, for people to receive a pension. were they not paid along the way? if not.. we can talk. but the vast majority, if not all, were paid along the way. many being pair 6-figure salaries into retirement.
“Oh, wait, you retirement thieves don’t want to do that either.”
I find it rather sad that you consider SSIP to be your “retirement.” Was it lack of planning on your part or an unwillingness to make sacrifices throughout your life that prevented you from creating your OWN actual retirement account?
Social security is nothing more than a tax on workers and employers that are then made to recipients as welfare payments. That is it. There is no investment, no returns on money, nothing but a transfer of wealth from one generation to another. The fact that it happened to you throughout your life is a different discussion, however you considering it your retirement is just another sign of our society continually creating more and more people that are dependent on the federal government.
How free is any individual that depends on the federal government for their monthly stipend?