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Originally Posted by dippin
Of course it can be "phased out." Still doesn't change the fact that if you don't cut current benefits you can't cut current contributions.
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What am I missing here? I am agreeing that you can not slash benefits to people who are currently depending on that money and are on a fixed income. However, there is a sliding scale as to who will need to see any of that money. The younger you are, the longer you have to prepare for retirement. So, the new workforce isn't going to get anything, but they do have to pay into it for a short period of time. Over time, the program disappears because those receiving benefits...well, they die. Then, no one has to pay into it any more.
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
I say we just tax all the neo-cons that supported the Iraq debacle until the money spent on that is payed off. Think that's approaching 1 trillion quickly. That should help fund Grandma's SS and Medicare for a while longer.
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Ooh, ooh! Let's tax all the liberals who supported the war on poverty, since that has been a complete debacle too. Oh, and then there's the war on drugs, let's tax everyone who supported that! Oh, and we could tax everyone who supported "No child left behind" since that isn't working either. And in 15 years, we can tax all the liberals who thought Obamacare was a good idea, because that will be another $3T back in the kitty.
I fully support punishing the people who think the federal government's stupid ideas are good ones.
