That’s too close to Libertarian for me and I don’t believe in natural selection for humans. I’m also a frugal person who has no tolerance for the indulgence of others. A minimum payment to keep them going paid for on a cash flow basis makes sense to me.
There’s nothing in the Constitution that even allows for Social Security, it’s completely unconstitutional. Like I said before people get touchy over obamacare, but not Wilson’s retirement care. I shouldn’t be forced to buy either. States are allowed to make thier own programs, the Federal Goverment is not. I happen to be a very charitable person, on top of the robbery and theft stolen from me at the gunpoint of the law. But NO ONE should be forced to slave away for another, which is EXACTLY what social security is. It was supposed to supplement one’s own savings. What happened, people stopped saving and are now at the mercy of the Benevolence of Big Brother. The death panels are already in existence, they’ll get worse as there’s less and less money. I’m not willing to exchange my liberty for security, even if you’re willing for me to. Sorry.
Besides, you said this:
“A minimum payment to keep them going paid for on a cash flow basis makes sense to me.”
I don’t care to decide what “minimum” is for someone else, they should decide that on their own, by using their own funds to do so. Charity has a place, but so does self-reliance.