Quote:
|
Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER
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.
|
Yes I am sure I will see very little of it. Even in my SS statement in the mail they said they will be running low on $$ by 2036 (which is way before i can start collecting) and that i will be getting about $300 less than i would be getting now.. and consider inflation and what now.. $700 per month will not even be enough for food by the time 2045 comes around. and yes i will pay MUCH more into it than I will ever see. That is a fact.
The only people it is good for are the people who get it now and will in the next couple years. thats it. screws the future generations and that is factual.