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by atahanacar 599 days ago
>The young are paying into a system that is mostly used by the old.

Another perspective: the young are paying into a system that they will mostly use when they are old. The old are using a system they paid into when they were young.

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The old didn't get charged $850 for a stiff ankle boot that costs $45 online. Or $5,000 for a couple of hours in the ER.
Unfortunately health care costs are continuously increasing, probably faster than investment returns.