I get a real warm feeling from Perry's book and comments. Finally someone who is going to move us away from the biggest Socialist Ponzi scheme ever invented. And I'm one of the ones in the 40 to 55 age range who has paid in a lot but who will be impacted by reform. This abomination known as Social Security needs to be changed. It does need to be turned into another poverty program. Middle class entitlements need to go. They are killing us. Raise the retirement age and means test. And buy off the current seniors by letting them keep what they have.
“And I’m one of the ones in the 40 to 55 age range who has paid in a lot but who will be impacted by reform. This abomination known as Social Security needs to be changed. It does need to be turned into another poverty program. Middle class entitlements need to go. They are killing us. Raise the retirement age and means test. And buy off the current seniors by letting them keep what they have.”
Thank you sir. It’s slavery is what it is. Only 65 percent of us young men have jobs and are working. Since there’s more boomers even now than us folks, there’s simply no way that we are going to be able to pay for these entitlements.
The only way to keep it up will be to extract most of our earnings to pay for SS obligations. Which isn’t going to happen because there are, 1, no jobs, and 2, if people at the bottom end end up better off on welfare than working, then they will choose not to work.
The state needs to kill Social security taxes, and you’ll see things start to turn around. Because they are payed by the young folks who are working, and it will give more incentive to work.