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Old 02-16-2026 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Bauers

So, yeah, if you're rich you shouldn't get SS benefits but you should still pay for it.
Thanks for admitting the program was a Ponzi scheme from its inception. And maybe you think 5m is “rich” but plenty think 1m is rich, half a million is rich, etc. Pay for a benefit they steal from you after you paid into it your entire life. Maybe their insane “unrealized gains” taxes will help fix it too lol.
Old 02-16-2026 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Bauers
SS needs to be fixed.
Absolutely agree. To start with, I should be able to opt out. That would be a great way to fix it. Why should I pay for others? And don't give me that garbage about "society" and "helping others". I work hard, I want my money. It's bad enough I pay 6 figures in income tax and receive very little benefit of that 6 figures EVERY year.
Old 02-16-2026 | 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Extenda
We pay into SS our entire lives why would you be ok with not getting it back?
Because SS has never been a personal retirement plan.

Today’s payers fund today’s recipients.

I know that’s anthema to all the (R)s here, but that’s how it is.
Old 02-16-2026 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by demon llama
Because SS has never been a personal retirement plan.

Today’s payers fund today’s recipients.

I know that’s anthema to all the (R)s here, but that’s how it is.
nope. don’t plan on using it to retire, just to fund my monthly sailboat payment.
Old 02-16-2026 | 12:45 PM
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There's the left-wing buzzword we've been waiting for.
Old 02-16-2026 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Bauers
So, you're not working as long as you can and want the government to take up the slack?
The government to pick up the slack? Did the government pay into his SS?
Old 02-16-2026 | 12:53 PM
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The government to pick up the slack? Did the government pay into his SS?
no. They just severely mismanaged it.
Old 02-16-2026 | 01:09 PM
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nope. don’t plan on using it to retire, just to fund my monthly sailboat payment.
sounds awesome!
Old 02-16-2026 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
Thanks for admitting the program was a Ponzi scheme from its inception. And maybe you think 5m is “rich” but plenty think 1m is rich, half a million is rich, etc. Pay for a benefit they steal from you after you paid into it your entire life. Maybe their insane “unrealized gains” taxes will help fix it too lol.
It became a Ponzi scheme as more and more people were included in it.

The original intention was to help poor elderly people. Now we have rich airline pilots who think that they are entitled to a government handout. I didn't realize that there were so many socialist on this forum.
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The government to pick up the slack? Did the government pay into his SS?
His SS never existed.
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