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by dragonsky 1350 days ago
Because as we all know, it is the job of all humans to slave away until they can no longer stand.

I think as a society we can strive for better than "work till you die". There sees to be a lot of people out there who don't see any objective beyond making a profit, I feel sad for them, and hope that some day they can stop and smell the roses.
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klyrs 1350 days ago
The richest people I know are fully capable and inclined to stop and smell the roses. The trick is to convince people to keep working for the same wages while charging ever-increasing prices and keeping the difference for yourself. Folks will practically kill themselves for the opportunity to make the same real wage as last year!
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throwaway6734 1350 days ago
Social security should be for those that can't work aka those that can no longer stand, unless there are jobs that would allow them to sit.

The social security trust is scheduled to run dry over the next decade and benefits will need to be cut by ~25% because it has been chronically underfunded over the past decades. Note that a majority of the current beneficiaries of SS vote against raising taxes to fund it while also being against cutting benefits.

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LinuxBender 1350 days ago
I paid into it with no choice of my own so I expect to get it back. If I was not expected to get money from it then contributing to SS should have been entirely optional.
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throwaway6734 1350 days ago
Who said anything about not getting money back? Payments in need to be commensurate with payment outs so that the program is sustainable.

Current recipients put in a pittance while taking out a ton

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arvinsim 1350 days ago
Why would people voluntarily put money there if there is no interest?
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throwaway6734 1349 days ago
A reasonable return is fine. That's not the current SS program
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Dylan16807 1350 days ago
If we cut benefits that drastically, the underfunding problem would disappear.

But I don't know why that would be your preferred solution. Let's fund it properly.

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lkschubert8 1350 days ago
Honest question, why? Is it your stance that people should work until they absolutely can't anymore unless they can privately save for retirement?
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