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Sometimes politicians just blow my mind.
Social Security. Most folks under the age of 40 expect they'll never see it. Heck, I've never expected to get social security. First, I would go nuts without something to do. Second, yeah, like there'll be any money there. The money we put in is currently paying for our grandparents. Inflation, higher cost of living, the lengthened life span...it just. isn't. going. to happen.
Not without a major overhaul.
(Personally? One big helper would be to stop taxing savings for retirees. Hello! They did good, planned all their lives to live off what they save, and you tax the hell out of it? Come on!)
Do I think privatization and investing in the stock market is a good idea? No. It's like playing the lottery with retirement. Not gonna work folks. It's too iffy.
But what gets me is the political idea that "if we ignore it, it'll go away...at least for now." The Repubs and Dems spouting off that "it's not a crisis" can kiss my butt. First off, when it's enough of a concern for the voting public to actually want to hear various sides of the issue in election debate, it's an issue that has got to be addressed soon. The younger the voter, the more of a concern it is. The older voters have different concerns. (Social security and healthcare I think go hand in hand. Healthcare should be overhauled first though, just because it could relieve the burden to a degree on the financial status of retirees.)
Considering the pace at which Washington works, concerns have to start being fought for a good 10 years before anyone expects to overhaul them. It'll be another couple of presidents before we get anywhere on this. But it is crucial, it is of concern. Just because Mr. Politician in Washington will have a great retirement package and free meds thanks to being in the pocket of the pharmaceutical industry doesn't mean they can ignore reality indefinitely.
(Don't get me started on the guy proposing portioning out S.S. based on life expectancy, gender, race, etc.)
In a way, it'll be interesting to see social security blow up in their faces eventually. Sadly, all of these yahoos currently in office will be retired. And my parents will be the ones that suffer. (Although my dad is like me about work, and my mom has a store that she's planning on working at for years to come. Plus they've informed me that they currently doubt they'll get S.S.) We've all seen it coming.
Social Security. Most folks under the age of 40 expect they'll never see it. Heck, I've never expected to get social security. First, I would go nuts without something to do. Second, yeah, like there'll be any money there. The money we put in is currently paying for our grandparents. Inflation, higher cost of living, the lengthened life span...it just. isn't. going. to happen.
Not without a major overhaul.
(Personally? One big helper would be to stop taxing savings for retirees. Hello! They did good, planned all their lives to live off what they save, and you tax the hell out of it? Come on!)
Do I think privatization and investing in the stock market is a good idea? No. It's like playing the lottery with retirement. Not gonna work folks. It's too iffy.
But what gets me is the political idea that "if we ignore it, it'll go away...at least for now." The Repubs and Dems spouting off that "it's not a crisis" can kiss my butt. First off, when it's enough of a concern for the voting public to actually want to hear various sides of the issue in election debate, it's an issue that has got to be addressed soon. The younger the voter, the more of a concern it is. The older voters have different concerns. (Social security and healthcare I think go hand in hand. Healthcare should be overhauled first though, just because it could relieve the burden to a degree on the financial status of retirees.)
Considering the pace at which Washington works, concerns have to start being fought for a good 10 years before anyone expects to overhaul them. It'll be another couple of presidents before we get anywhere on this. But it is crucial, it is of concern. Just because Mr. Politician in Washington will have a great retirement package and free meds thanks to being in the pocket of the pharmaceutical industry doesn't mean they can ignore reality indefinitely.
(Don't get me started on the guy proposing portioning out S.S. based on life expectancy, gender, race, etc.)
In a way, it'll be interesting to see social security blow up in their faces eventually. Sadly, all of these yahoos currently in office will be retired. And my parents will be the ones that suffer. (Although my dad is like me about work, and my mom has a store that she's planning on working at for years to come. Plus they've informed me that they currently doubt they'll get S.S.) We've all seen it coming.
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