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I had a conversation with a retired person. They were upset that they had to pay taxes to support schools. Yet, they expected me to pay for their retirement i

I had a conversation with a retired person. They were upset that they had to pay taxes to support schools. Yet, they expected me to pay for their retirement in a system that I'll likely never see a penny of. This retiree had an income well above the median, and was at the same time getting full social security benefits. Regardless of age, people will take and take if they're allowed. Unfortunately, we've built "safety nets" that enable this behavior.

clarkmoody 9y ago
This is a fundamental problem of democracy: a voting minority uses the government to extract wealth from other portions of the population. Just look at the comments in this thread. Tons of "us" vs "them" when talking young vs old. We would not be divided without the government exacting the will of the voters on portions of the population for the benefit of others. Instead of uniting us, democracy divides us.