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Originally Posted by justjim
As others have pointed out---S.S. was never intended to be the only retirement a retiree receives. Unfortunately, many depend just on S.S. as their only source of income as they reach retirement age. There are many reasons, but perhaps none greater is just the lack of personal initiative to take advantage of all the opportunities that are available in this great country we call The United States of America. Bottom line: When for years, you spend more than you receive, there are real consequences to pay. Like it or not and regardless of the "spin" anybody wants to put on it----"Our chickens have come home to roost".  |
Agreed...and we need to stop paying benefits to those who never paid in...like spouses who stayed at home and didn't pay FICA...ladies..get out your tin cups. BTW - I am not advocating that this is compassionate...it's just the logical outcome to a non-partisan discussion -- we shouldn't fear the truth nor ignore it. - even on TOTV. Cheers!