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Why should I have to contribute to Social Security for people who didn't bother to save for retirement? /s
by greedo 5y ago
Why should I have to contribute to Social Security for people who didn't bother to save for retirement? /s
- dahfizz 5y agoWhat is sarcastic about that? Why should I pay for the retirement of people who neglected to save for it?
- Kye 5y agoSocial security is a savings plan. You don't get social security if you don't work, and it's in proportion to how much you earn. This is, in fact, the point of social security. It came about as a response to old people dying in the streets. It exists for people who either through bad luck or lack of financial education couldn't save enough. The idea is that if you worked through your life, then shit hits the fan, you shouldn't be knocked down below your contribution to society as measured by your level of success under capitalism.
- katbyte 5y agoBecause not everyone is able to or can?
- dahfizz 5y agoLots of couples are infertile. Should they be able to conscript anyone off the street to have a baby for them?
- golergka 5y agoYou really shouldn't, that's the entire point.
- mcguire 5y agoLet them eat cake!
- wyager 5y agoMost type 2 diabetics have the opportunity to improve their health now and eliminate insulin dependency and continuously choose not to do so. At least SS has the argument that it’s too late for people who failed to save to change their behavior.