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Originally posted by cthulu23
It certainly benefited my poor grandmother, who used her social security to feed herself. Damn socialist parasite. Why didn't she just ask the Heritage Foundation to give her food?
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And how many people did it harm? Our grand parents were fortunate to be part of the early beneficiaries of this Ponzi scheme - the ratio of workers to beneficiaries was quite high.
So, in order for your grandmother to feed herself, we now have a monster. The SS "lock box" (has there ever been a more cynical phrase) has been borrowed against with government bonds as collateral. This looting has enabled explosive growth in government spending - shackling your grandmother's great grandchildren with ever increasing taxes and lowered economic expectations.
Wouldn't we all have been better off if your family had kept its money and assisted your grandmother instead?