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Would you young people be in favor of cancelling social security?

We're not going to get it anyways and all it's doing is bankrupting the country. Retirees are by average the richest age group. So, why do we younger people give them 25%+ of the budget (SS & Medicare)? Why don't we just get rid of it and let 401k's do the work?

Update:

Give Blood: It may not be called a tax but you can be arrested for not paying it, therefore it's a tax.

Update 2:

Marilon: How can you call it insurance? Just because the gov't calls it that doesn't mean it's so.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Don't you people realize that we workers put that money into the fund as an insurance policy and not a tax? The powers that be chose to "borrow" the excess and did not pay it back. That has made it lack the funds needed to pay what it is supposed to pay. The old people did not borrow those funds and there would be no deficit if the greedy guts had left it alone. Blame the correct people and make them return the funds that were not theirs to spend.

  • 1 decade ago

    It is not insurance in any way shape or form. Look at all your insurance policies. Those are contracts. You can't show me your social security contract, because it's not insurance. No contract, no insurance. They aren't even legally obligated to pay it back if they don't want to.

    Social Security is a ponzi scheme, like bernie madoff, and will go the same way. This is why young people want to opt out, they know it will be unable to return their money, as promised.

  • 4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    I amn't in favour of cutting social security for the genuinley needy. However, there seems to be alot of people who just sit about, never having worked a day in their life, collectively claiming millions in benefits.

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  • ?
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    1 decade ago

    I thought Hitler was killed in world war II,

    I think you got that big lie from the school, that are anti-american.

    Social Security does not come out of the budget,

    it is not a tax it is INSURANCE,

  • 1 decade ago

    I wish I could opt out, and I'm 43.

    If you agree to put my SS taxes into my own 401k, I will promise to not take any money from SS.

    Deal? Please?!?

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes!

    That's way to much money the government is spending.

  • 1 decade ago

    no i don't favor in cancelling social security because even we would be old and retire and we are not getting younger.if we were then ofcourse i would favor.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I am all for an "opt out" option for us young folks

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