[tesmar2]

Now that not nearly as much of your wages have been garnished, you would have had all that money during your working years to invest for your retirement. You could even use a private ss-like setup if you like. Besides having more options, more people would pursue having a family for this reason, so the situation would be rarer. Beyond that, you’d have a much stronger charity network.

[aaomidi]

Okay but what if you didn't and charity didn't help you, since you know, they're not obligated to help you.

[tesmar2]

What happens today when the money supply is inflated so that SS becomes a lot less useful, or when the system either collapses or is ended due to spiraling costs?

The problem you mention would be tragic, but with the proliferation of charities I think there would be a lot more options.

And like Ron Paul mentioned at one point, when he was working at hospitals in the early 60s they weren’t required to treat anyone and yet turned away no one.