Imagine for a moment

[Avatar4321]

There are no government programs. No safety nets. No SS. No Welfare. No Medicare/Medicaid. Now FAFSA. No government handouts whatsoever.

How would you provide for yourself?

 

[Grace]

Same way I always have. Work for someone who can afford to pay me. And if I can't work, then I make do with what I can without getting one thin dime from anyone else unless I earn it myself.

 

[Tank]

There are no government programs. No safety nets. No SS. No Welfare. No Medicare/Medicaid. Now FAFSA. No government handouts whatsoever.

How would you provide for yourself?

Work?

 

[JBeukema]

Kill you and take your stuff?

 

[brokenarrow]

There are no government programs. No safety nets. No SS. No Welfare. No Medicare/Medicaid. Now FAFSA. No government handouts whatsoever.

How would you provide for yourself?

That's why God greated Samuel Colt and he created the "great equalizer"!

To All Rich People: Man Who Has Nothing, Has Nothing To Lose!

 

[brokenarrow]

There are no government programs. No safety nets. No SS. No Welfare. No Medicare/Medicaid. Now FAFSA. No government handouts whatsoever.

How would you provide for yourself?

Work?

Steal it from Mexicans who are stealing it from Americans!

That's call "Retribution"!

 

[Mr. H.]

In the 60's our family of 8 survived with little more than meager S.S. survivor benefits.
It was a living hell.

The problem is that there are far too many undeserving and unwarranted recipients these days.

 

[Avatar4321]

so far... i have a feeling things are going to get violent if this ever happens.

 

[LumpyPostage]

Do I still get my pension in 30 years?

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I have lived 46 years without one dime in any social assistance of any kind.
I have, however, paid $100,000's in taxes.

 

[Big Fitz]

There are no government programs. No safety nets. No SS. No Welfare. No Medicare/Medicaid. Now FAFSA. No government handouts whatsoever.

How would you provide for yourself?

Dang... you mean I'd have to WORK for a living??? Oh wait... I do that now without government help.

So, I guess if this was for my whole life, I'd have been able to sock some money away for my retirement, create a 401k or some other retirement fund with the money taken from SSI and the like. Plus my tax burden would be about 20% what it is now in withholding, money I could have done other stuff with to improve my life and prepare for the future.

Yeah... I think I could have lived with that responsibility.

 

[Big Fitz]

Do I still get my pension in 30 years?

pensions aren't SSI. It's an investment program you enter into with your employer.

 

[Big Fitz]

In the 60's our family of 8 survived with little more than meager S.S. survivor benefits.
It was a living hell.

The problem is that there are far too many undeserving and unwarranted recipients these days.

Does anyone else remember studying the post civil war corruption on soldier's benefits where 16 year old girls were marrying 80 year old vets for their pension, and then living off of it till they died. I can't remember if the Arthur Administration cleaned that up or if it went on till it was paid out, but it was a hellish scandal for the Grant admin who set it up.

 

[LumpyPostage]

I didn't realise this was only about social security. I was going by the opening post.

 

[Avatar4321]

Do I still get my pension in 30 years?

For the sake of argument yes. Though to be honest, i doubt anyone promised a pension from a government entity will be able to collect in 30 years.

 

[LumpyPostage]

They've only lied to me 12 168 times, so I'm hopeful.