To keep us in-line we were told FICA was a sort of pension, not welfare. But it's some conservatives now making the argument now that SS is just another government program (prompted by some in the MSM and some Democrats ironically) running up deficits and it's liberal Democrats that are defending it as a sort of pension and fully funded trust fund. But they don't mind it as just another excuse to raise taxes on ‘the rich’.
But no-one in power wants to speak the truth about the non-existent trust fund. Not even the elected ‘conservatives’. It is frustrating.
they gotta have the cash...Ive said for years that they could keep my 'investment' and we'll just call it even if theyd let me outta the future extortion...but, that aint happenin...
there is a bit of a problem for those who believed the lie, and the 'contract' should be honored...but they need to be honest themselves too, and accept responsiblity [and lowered] payments for being naive to the lie...
they did pay into the system for as mny as 60 yrs in cases, so they should get something for it, but again, i know that my money went down the rabbit hole long ago, so in essence, they are being gifted and Im gettin screwed...its just that i know it and accept it, and ive lessened the amount that they receive from myself...'legally' of course...