A couple of articles – owe behind a pay wall- highlight how bleeding-heart liberals have bankrupted the US – and ca only continue ding so if other countries continue bailing out the US or the Fed keeps printing fiat currency – whilst calling it Modern Monetary Theory.
One thing I keep seeing this week is that people think of social security as a frivolous entitlement. If you have worked here and were required to pay for that "insurance" for the years you MIGHT live as an elder.
They did what thru could to split family, so that's no longer a solution.
This money was taken, we agreed bc we were told "it is an investment". That money was to be invested and grow.
It's not an entitlement if you were required to contribute and the AGREEMENT was that you reaped reward at a certain age.
I suppose nobody will trust retirement "schemes" if they can just nab your money when you need it most.
Well, and Social Security is my primary income, if they would stop putting every one on Social Security Disability that doesn't deserve it, people would feel better about it. Good grief, it says right there on the paperwork if you become 100% "disabled" before you are eligible to retire here is your estimated return, which is greater than if you retire.
Canada - "hold my beer"
One thing I keep seeing this week is that people think of social security as a frivolous entitlement. If you have worked here and were required to pay for that "insurance" for the years you MIGHT live as an elder.
They did what thru could to split family, so that's no longer a solution.
This money was taken, we agreed bc we were told "it is an investment". That money was to be invested and grow.
It's not an entitlement if you were required to contribute and the AGREEMENT was that you reaped reward at a certain age.
I suppose nobody will trust retirement "schemes" if they can just nab your money when you need it most.
Exactly!
All those "investments" were inn federal debt - debt caused by fiscal deficits and frittered away.
Well, and Social Security is my primary income, if they would stop putting every one on Social Security Disability that doesn't deserve it, people would feel better about it. Good grief, it says right there on the paperwork if you become 100% "disabled" before you are eligible to retire here is your estimated return, which is greater than if you retire.
Did I miss something?
Nope, you did not! Yes, sounds as if you earned yours. Yes, it's insurance that we paid into, not a frivolous "entitlement "