I'm not so sure anymore. I'm really not. This president has almost dragged me, kicking and screaming mind you, to actually at least considering (if even just for a little bit) conspiracy theories about dictatorial power grabs and globalist influence on our nation.
His leftism is relentless and uncompromising. And the fact remains, SS is going bankrupt in 30-40 years (if not sooner). That's just mathematical fact.
So the statists must be scrambling around looking for a way to give the masses their bread (and circus) when retirement hits. They are probably in full panic mode about this.
So it really wouldn't surprise me to learn of some desperate grab for our money at some point. Even if if meant a complete and obvious (so obvious many of their apologists couldn't even wave it away) seizure of funds. "For Granny, don'tcha know. You don't want grandma out on the street, do you, you cold, heartless conservative b*$&*d?"
Individually owned retirement monies do represent the greatest amount of private wealth (largely untapped) left for the leftists to get their grubby little hands on anyway. Quite frankly I'm surprised they haven't tried anything substantial to seize it (yet)
I just don't know how, as a typical Joe Shmoe worker myself, I can protect my assets and still grow, without some kind of investment, at this point. If I sold everything and bought gold to hide under my bed, for example, I'd be taxed to death and the principle wouldn't grow significantly.
So with all that said I have no solution. But the leftist desire for our money is very real, make no mistake, and they aren't going to stop at some pesky law either, when they decide to come and just take it.
My being skeptic of the implausible sounding diabolical doomsday predictions has paid off so far. But its Rush's bread and butter.
I recall how many here in 2009 claimed my Chase MC would start charging me the monthly service fee again due to that Dems CC reform law, I kept posting ‘not happening, not a chance’
But I was wondering the same thing. One here pings me with ‘..are we supposed to sit around and let....?’ and I thought , ‘what does that mean??’
None of the comments are leading to actions.
Its just the ritual hand wringing and griping.