http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/03/23/a-plan-for-fixing-social-security-by-billy-eugene-dickerson/ Men's Rights Activism, MRA Politics, Analysis, Commentary and Global News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:06:21 -1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/03/23/a-plan-for-fixing-social-security-by-billy-eugene-dickerson/comment-page-1/#comment-35490 red pill Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:52:21 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/03/23/a-plan-for-fixing-social-security-by-billy-eugene-dickerson/#comment-35490 Nothing can fix a system which was designed to take more in than it gave out but fell victim to changes that lead to longer lives of the participants. As presently conceived SS is seen as something whereby one takes out for oneself more than one puts in. One cannot do this in real life and any plan to 'repair' such a system must fail. Only one system of any merit is that one must save for oneself and having been either a good or bad husband of ones own resources live to the end of them. Death once was the final determiner of ones lifestyle. Such is life... Nothing can fix a system which was designed to take more in than it gave out but fell victim to changes that lead to longer lives of the participants. As presently conceived SS is seen as something whereby one takes out for oneself more than one puts in. One cannot do this in real life and any plan to ‘repair’ such a system must fail. Only one system of any merit is that one must save for oneself and having been either a good or bad husband of ones own resources live to the end of them. Death once was the final determiner of ones lifestyle.
Such is life…

]]> http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/03/23/a-plan-for-fixing-social-security-by-billy-eugene-dickerson/comment-page-1/#comment-35443 mirwalk Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:28:40 +0000 http://mensnewsdaily.com/2007/03/23/a-plan-for-fixing-social-security-by-billy-eugene-dickerson/#comment-35443 Interesting idea, but it wouldn't work in practice (at least not well). First off if we stop building up the trust fund and instead go only with the money each year, what is going to happen to the current trust fund? Politicians will gobble it up like candy. This would cause bigger government and of course more taxes. Second if it only works from year to year, then it would be easy to hike up the cost of living payments. This would be tantamount to buying retiree's votes. God those would get sky-high within a few years. Social Security should be gotten rid of in my opinion. Let people take care of themselves again. Interesting idea, but it wouldn’t work in practice (at least not well). First off if we stop building up the trust fund and instead go only with the money each year, what is going to happen to the current trust fund? Politicians will gobble it up like candy. This would cause bigger government and of course more taxes. Second if it only works from year to year, then it would be easy to hike up the cost of living payments. This would be tantamount to buying retiree’s votes. God those would get sky-high within a few years. Social Security should be gotten rid of in my opinion. Let people take care of themselves again.

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