“I understand your position, but as a guy who put well over $400,000 (including employer contrib) into SS and Medicare, what am I supposed to do now that I’m eligible to get some back?”
Morally, not take the money. In the real world, yes, take the money, since you’re already on it. But then work to get it changed for the future, rather than immediately opposing any reform, as most of your generation has done. The system is driving my kids and their future kids into poverty...it must get changed.
Never in my wildest dreams did I think my retirement income (pension from bankrupt company and social sec) would be checks signed by a guy named Hussein.
What a horrible turn of events.