You, my friend, are in your 40’s. You have a long life ahead of you. You can change direction now, knowing that SS might not be around. However, some of us in our late 60’s or older, who were FORCED to pay into this socialist program are living off of it solely. We have no choice. Get a heart, and a brain, and stop being so Obama like. I will pray that my grandchild won’t have to pay into this hideous program. Good luck to you 40 somethings. You won’t get my vote to cut off my lifeline.
Sorry friend.... I am investing in my future. I invest in my future with livestock and improvements to my land instead of buying new cars. I garden instead of golfing and teach my kids to do the same. I spend my money on practical things instead of jewelry and the newest I-Phone. I pay my taxes and try to help others whenever I can. I give to my church and community. I know my neighbors and help them and they help me. I make very good money and I don’t squander it on baseless consumerism. I don’t count on my retirement check or SSI.
I am preparing for the day when that government check won’t buy the food we need. I bought a place that is big enough to support my family, our parents, our brothers and sister’s and their families, and our friends and neighbors. I could be driving a Lexus and playing golf every few days with a smile on my face. Instead, I improve my soil and irrigation after I get home from my 50 hour a week salaried job. I prune and plant fruit trees. We sold our beautiful luxury home and moved into a big home on acreage because it’s obvious to me and should be obvious to everyone reading this thread how this story will end.
I don’t begrudge you or anyone else for collecting what you paid into the system but don’t be angry at me when inflation arrives and that check won’t buy a tank of gas or enough groceries. That is where our government is taking us so we might as well all enjoy the ride with a smile on our face and keep electing politicians that will honor the ponzi scheme promises! As long as we get ours, right?
I am preparing for a life without social security and I know my kids will too. Hopefully, my generation will wake up to the evil scheme that has lulled our nation to sleep. Hopefully we will learn to enjoy the smell of good soil more than a 100 dollar bottle of perfume. I live a good life that is much simpler than it could be and my ultimate goal is to be self-sufficient so that I don’t have to count on the morons that are running this nation into the ground.
When government replaced fathers with a paycheck, it destroyed the means of social security that had existed for centuries, extended families taking care of each other, without the need for government assistance.
Hope you and your family enjoy the hard work because soon we both will be living of the fruit of today's labor. It won't come from a transfer payment from young to old via the fedgov. God bless and good weather to you.
Good for you.