>>>Rather than pay social security taxes, I'd prefer to invest the money myself and get the government's hand out of my back pocket. >>>
I think most of America would agree with you, however since that money has been paid in already, they want SOME sort of return on their investment. Rush acts like people are screwed up for actually expecting something from the government. While I understand concept wise what he's saying, the deal was done a long time ago and he shouldn't expect people to just walk away from their money. Just because Rush is a gazillionaire doesn't mean others are and I seem to find that people (Boortz, Rush, etc...) become that image of the Republican, greedy and unable to comprehend that they are not the center of the universe.
Rush supports the plan to gradually phase out SS and give people a choice whether to privatize a portion of their money.
Those that wish to pigeonhole Republicans as greedy, just aren't paying attention to the facts.
Check out Cato. Ending Social Security does not mean that the United States is going to screw the people who have paid into the plan. Without going into detail, the boomers who are presently counting on Social Security as the main-stay of their retirment are going to find that their purchasing power does not live up to their expectations or even close to what it did for prior SS beneficiaries. SS is going to end, but if it is not ended under something akin to the Cato plan, everybody dependent on SS will end up being impoverished or destitute. Here is a link to the Cato web site:
http://www.socialsecurity.org/