Honestly, I look at past times of heroism — like “the greatest generation” and I marvel at what people sacrificed. Young men with their whole lives ahead of them, and they gave it all so that others could have a bright future.
SS and Medicare? It may be a that a generation has to lose all of that. We can’t afford it. Be a hero. Say goodbye to government payments. Yes, it’s a sacrifice. But better people have sacrificed more.
The “greatest generation” is the one who voted for FDR’s great society and also for LBJ’s war on poverty. Not every single person of that generation landed on the beaches of Normandy.
Give up SS and Medicare? Then you better be prepared to have a whole lotta seniors on welfare.
The whole, "but I paid into it", argument shot to hell. Good analysis, I am 64 and have not signed up yet. You have added another reason to postpone or waive my "safety net".