Sure, I’m upset. I’m upset all day, every day, over the huge scam that is government, that continually seizes an ever larger portion of the citizen’s wealth. That’s why I’m a FReeper and and spend all my time reporting news on my personal newsblog, and working for conservative local candidates. But it is tiresome to get attacked by other conservatives who see the country’s fiscal problems primarily as a result of the “greedy geezer” lobby. Of course, that’s what the Obama crew wants, internecine warfare among conservatives. Sure, SS cannot continue as is without changes. But I resent the hell out of being singled out “because you probably don’t ‘need’ the money.” That’s pure Marxism: “From each according to his means, to each according to his needs.” We paid money, just like government workers put up labor for payment. Why not ask them to take a pay cut? Or better yet, why not mass layoffs of the government deadhead class? Clean all that up, THEN we’ll talk SS reform.
Problem is, every group says “go after them instead” and puts up the same kind of resistance. And the numbers are simply massive. SS isn’t some minor line item. The red ink is in the trillions over the coming decade.
So no change will happen until it’s forced by a financial collapse, because most Americans no longer can see beyond their immediate needs to what’s necessary (and indeed unavoidable) for the country long-term.
What I’ve seen over the past decade or so - not just in the US but across the West - raises serious questions (including questions the Founders asked themselves) about whether democracy ever really works for long.
“What I’ve seen over the past decade or so - not just in the US but across the West - raises serious questions (including questions the Founders asked themselves) about whether democracy ever really works for long.”
the discussion in this thread illustrates how the federal entitlement programs have enticed the middle class into dependency on government
however, it’s not going to matter.
people can argue: “i have a contract... i have a legal claim...” etc
but with unfunded liabilities for SS and medicare over $1 million PER TAXPAYER, the legal claims won’t matter