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Originally Posted by Antitrust32
I'm just really pissed that i'll be paying whatever % my whole life and I'll see very little.
They need to eliminate the way SS is done and privatize retirement funds. Its basically the Gov stealing right from your pocket because this is supposed to be your own darn retirement money and you see very little in return.
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1) Your whole life? Really?
2) Both you n' Danzig are so sure you'll see very little of it. Do you base this on anything at all? Are you saying you are pretty sure you're gunna die on the job at age 55, or something like that? You seem pretty sure.
3) This program was started because it was needed. I see no signs that it is no longer needed. People just don't like paying for it. Perfectly healthy people having trouble stomaching the fact that sick and/or old people are getting money to live. I think there are 2 types of people against Social Security. Some (mainly men) are just selfish. That's not unique. Then, there are a group of people (often women) that object to it on the basis of fairness. Unfortunately, people aren't challenged in "fair" ways. Some people die of a heart attack on the job. Some people die at 88. Is it unfair for the former to have their money used to give checks to the 88 year old? Well, it's called shared risk. Even the person who died on the job probably had a loved one live a long tme, and get more than what some would call "fair." You will never have a totally fair world. You can only have a civilized world.