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Originally Posted by jc3900
those who didn't want to opt out would still get their money. Assuming that those less fortunate would get the money, I am betting your answers would almost all change to a yes. Of course you might be wondering where all the money would come from. Well, you would have to cut government spending and return to fiscal responsibility for my plan to work. But if we were doing all of this, I think almost all of you voting no(except those that are close to retirement) would give me the yes vote.
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You are talking hypothetical stuff that is purely fantasy. Sure, if the government could come up with a way to pay SS benefits to those who stay in the system without it costing taxpayers a penny by cutting spending, that would be terrific, but it ain't gonna happen. Plus, what happens to the people who opt out and then become disabled? Who will pay to support them? Who will pay minor children benefits when the breadwinner of the family dies after opting out of the SS system?
You keep saying only those close to retirement would vote to keep SS and that simply isn't true since retirement benefits isnt the only purpose of the system.