It’s true. The government has successfully argued as much before the Supreme Court.
Social Security is nothing but another tax. There is no constitutional obligation on the government’s part to pay you anything.
People need to understand this. The members of my generation will likely never see a dime of SS.
Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone
WASHINGTON, June 27 - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the police did not have a constitutional duty to protect a person from harm, even a woman who had obtained a court-issued protective order against a violent husband making an arrest mandatory for a violation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/politics/28scotus.html
at least one demonrat has come to the realization the gubmint cannot do everything for every one .especially when it’s broke.
I think Social Security will be perserved "no matter what". What I worry about are the consequences of "no matter what" which I believe will be endless series of tax increases. Once an entitlement is entrenched it is extremely hard to get rid of it. This country will just go down like a slow boiled frog.
As if they'd care if there WAS a Constitutional obligation.
The National Government dismisses all obligations -- contractual, Constitutional, or otherwise; dismisses the wishes of the electorate; has abandoned the rule of law altogether; and, serves no useful purpose other than National Defense which, under Obama, has become more inner-directed (vs. citizens) than outer-directed (vs. foreign enemies).
And why does the National Government do this?
Because it can.
we here in this household are going to need SS and somehow, someway, we’re going to get it.....period.....