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Originally Posted by Villages PL
What is the point of choosing between Social Security that exists and something that could never exist?
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Here's a valid hypothetical: Would you opt out of Social Security if the only other existing safety net would be welfare? I am NOT saying Social Security retirement is welfare. However, what welfare program is being discussed for a safety net?
Before the Social Security retirement existed and there was no forced saving through payroll deduction, weren't individuals responsible for their own savings for retirement?
What kind of government welfare was in place at that time (pre-Social Security retirement)? Were people able to get this welfare for retirement living?
I remember seeing photographs in history books of people during the Great Depression selling apples on street corners in order to make a little money. Wasn't there any kind of government welfare available for the millions of people out of work at that time?