Neotrotsky
Council to Supreme Soviet
We weren't the first, won't be the last. Yes Social security is a pyramid scheme, it always was. We knew that back when I was in junior high. Around the same time we were convinced that we should lower our birthrate to replacement value or less because of over population. Our government then raised the immigration rates and stopped enforcing the laws regarding illegal immigration to keep the social security scheme running and to keep our wages low. Let's face it, without that the lowest paid worker would be in big demand right now and make a lot more per hour and could put a lot more of their own money away towards their retirement making social security unnecessary. Instead we have the largest income gap in history. Minimum wage has the lowest spending power in history and we have the working poor. People who are working and still can't afford to feed themselves.
Don't blame the baby boomers, blame "the greatest generation" because it wasn't the baby boomers that raised the immigration rate. We're just the one's paying for it, along with passing that onto our children and grandchildren.
BTW, if wages were higher, we'd be collecting more taxes from the bottom classes. You can't get blood out of a turnip.
Blame the illegals? Really? What's next, accusations of class warfare?
Willowtree said:stick your head back up yer liberal azz, your class warfare simply will not win out. too bad.
Ever hear of the law of supply and demand? If they didn't raise the immigration rate, Americans lower birthrate would make the low skilled workers in higher demand, therefore, they'd be paid more, the income gap would be less and our country would be a lot better off with more people making enough money to put away for their own retirement AND pay taxes.
Legal immigration- sure