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About time Americans grow up and takes responsibility for themselves rather than the 'woe is me', 'I was abused/bullied/forced fed bad foods/ not informed of the dangers of smoking etc etc. etc., with a hand out attitude that is polluting our country today.
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Social Security has been around since 1935. And it's not going anywhere.
It's an unqualified success. And it has nothing at all to do with a feeling of "entitlement".
It's about time the narcissistic, selfish "me, me, me," crowd of current young people realize that the ongoing privilege of being American citizens requires their personal participation and commitment to being a member of the social fabric of this country.
Some had best grow up and start saving 10-20% of their take home pay - ohmygawd, even if they can't have the car and house and electronics they want immediately! - from the time they start working as teenagers, throughout their lives, because that's what mature adults do for themselves. Only fools ignore planning for their own retirement or assume a Social Security anti-poverty stipend is enough to live on in their old age. Or immaturely refuse to cut out their Starbucks daily coffee and save that for a rainy day, while vocally complaining about decades-old social programs that benefit everyone in this country and literally saves lives.
Bitching and whining that 6.2% (currently less in 2011) commitment of your lifetime wages only up to a certain ceiling amount, ensures that
no American - including themselves - will live in poverty in old age is the whining selfish bullshit of the self-entitled generation who seem want to enjoy all the benefits of this great country, but don't want to contribute.
Different opinion. Ain't America great?