“But attitudes can change once people are on the receiving end of benefits, even if they are owed those benefits. Seniors who support limited government and fiscal responsibility—in short, the exact opposite of Obama’s policies—become very protective of their benefits.
If you opened a savings account when you were young and faithfully deposited money week after week, when you got to the point to start making withdawals, wouldn’t you be protective of your investment? Yes, I know SS is not a savings account, but the analogy still applies.”
If the bank stole the money in that account, would you expect everyone else opening new accounts to pay you?
No. Under the Rule of Law I would expect the bank to be punished and my savings returned. Or a prorated amount to be returned.
If the bank stole the money in that account, would you expect everyone else opening new accounts to pay you?
Excellent comparison. And the answer, of course, will be what happened to bank accounts in Cyprus - confiscation.