[jc3900]

jc3900, understand that none of us are attacking you personally, but your world view at 18 or 19 simply isn't the same as it will be when you are 30 or 40 or 50 or 60. When I was your age, I probably shared your views for the most part. As you further your education, expand your horizons, travel the world, build your fortune, etc., your positions evolve and change.

Do you really think I will change? Oh if only you really knew me. Most likely I will get educated, see the world, experience life and become more grounded in my current beliefs.

Oh, but you can say, "Well, that's not a fair comparison! That's what parents are suppose to do!" And you'd be right! However, the comparison is still reasonable: Just as parents are obligated to support their children, so too are governments obligated to support their citizens!

Broken Arrow: You should really go see the movie 1984, I think your statement fits the movie perfectly.

Like it or not, agree or disagree, we are all "in the same boat", and we are more dependent on each other than we may even realize. But that's OK, because cooperation and support is the superior long-term strategy for survival.

We need Social Security. Period. We need to fix it, but opting-out isn't the answer.

And here is where the flaw is. I don't want to be in your boat. I want freedom to do as I wish and that is something you are not understanding.