Nice and good advice. I do want something a little creative/different. Wasn’t necessarily thinking of the teacher’s point of view, but I think you raise a valid point. My class is at community college and it’s a summer class so we have about 15 students in there. Want it to be interesting to read.
Forgotten view of Social Security:
“The very existence of Social Security has convinced tens of millions of
people that government-mandated savings are utterly necessary for security
in our later years. …
“The cultural effects are profound. Before Social Security was created in
the late 1930s, it would have been equally crazy to suggest that the government
provide a secure and stable income for the aged by siphoning from their
paychecks in the early years. Indeed, the program has had a profound effect
on the way we view the role of government in society.
“Just as parents care for their young now, it was once well understood that
the middle-aged have a moral responsibility to care for their aging parents.
This establishes a social link between the generations, an interdependency
which is essential for the continuity of values and habits of a mature people.
“Social Security has also contributed to the crowding out of private charity,
an old and very serious problem associated with all state benefits. Why should
private associations bother to solve social problems widely understood to be
the responsibility of government?
“The great tragedy of our age is that we have forgotten how to imagine the
practical workings of a free and virtuous society. We have lost faith in our
ability to solve difficult social problems on our own and have instead
transferred our faith to public officials to solve our problems for us.”
- Rev. Robert Sirico, Acton Institute