“If you are drawing the check don’t fear, it will keep on coming.”
IF and WHEN I collect more in social security than I paid in over the 40 years I worked and contributed, plus a reasonable amount of interest (say at savings bond rates, I may feel bad about collecting my social security. Franlky, I doubt that I ever will...
I know that I won’t ever get a social security check. If they would phase the program out I would gladly continue to pay over 6k a year into it for another 15 years if it meant my children did not have to participate.
I will teach my kids to be self-sufficient and will skip out the corvette, the new 45k truck, and weekends on the golf course that some of my neighbors enjoy to put aside something to take care of my family and myself.
When I leave this job I will find another to continue to provide for my family and educate my children. I work hard on our little farm and might even make a little bit of money on it eventually!
That is conservatism....
Sorry to dredge up this old debate. It took me a couple days to read thru the whole thread. Interesting comments on both sides.
I think there will be a time when ‘social security’ on this thread will be replaced with ‘401k’, and the arguments will be the same. ‘But I paid into it, it was promised to me, it is mine’.
Or am I way off? Would like to get both of your opinions on it...Thanks.