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Originally Posted by Guest
Why would you list the ONLY "social programs" that aren't actually "socialistic" as welfare is?
People PAY into SS and Medicare their whole working lives. It's an "insurance" program run by the government more than a "social program" in the sense you are thinking of one.
Did you contribute to your retirement plan? 401k? SEP? THAT could also be called a "social program" but it's not...because it's not.
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Excellent point! Seems that anyone who contributes to a retirement plan or buys an insurance plan has expectations of someday collecting. Or should they just say, that's ok...keep it and use those proceeds to line your own pockets? Besides, with those, you
chose to participate. With SS and Medicare, you did not, right along with your employers. If they were intended as forced donations, why weren't we told that?