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Meaning exactly what it says. It isn't a personal preference item. Neither is sending in your 1040 (or extension) by April 15 or showing up for induction when you're drafted. You have debts and obligations to others. Meet them instead of trying to weasel out from under them...
So, you are suggesting that I have an obligation to pay for your retirement?
If you want to do away with anything it should be a total elimination of any social welfare programs at all and that money be put into taking care of our elderly who earned the right to be taken care of.
Please, understand - I'm not suggesting that our older generation should not be cared for but, are you suggesting that society, as a whole, should be OBLIGATED to the elderly because they "earned" a right to be taken care of?
Please, understand - I'm not suggesting that our older generation should not be cared for but, are you suggesting that society, as a whole, should be OBLIGATED to the elderly because they "earned" a right to be taken care of?
Not at all, they paid into the system and because we are mis spending the money and the no work crowd that does not pay into the system the same as they did, they should suffer.
IF the money was used correctly and invested correctly all those years there would be a huge surplus.
But hey. Only right-wingers have IRAs, right? And no way the common folk should access to a federally-supported replica, right? Talk about disinformation....
So, you are suggesting that I have an obligation to pay for your retirement? That I have a "debt" to you?
You share in social obligations as the result of your membership in society. Society has provided you with more than you are apt ever to be able to repay, but you are expected to make the effort. On behalf of those who came before you, and on behalf of those who will come after. It's the least one can do, but apparently to some, the least seems a bit too much...
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You share in social obligations as the result of your membership in society. Society has provided you with more than you are apt ever to be able to repay, but you are expected to make the effort. On behalf of those who came before you, and on behalf of those who will come after. It's the least one can do, but apparently to some, the least seems too much...
Actually, our "society" as a whole owes a great debt to the people that enable the society to function, rather than the other way around. This is especially true of those members of society that do not contribute at all, yet reap enormous benefits....and no, I'm not talking about the evil rich.
You share in social obligations as the result of your membership in society. Society has provided you with more than you are apt ever to be able to repay, but you are expected to make the effort. On behalf of those who came before you, and on behalf of those who will come after. It's the least one can do, but apparently to some, the least seems too much...
Well, I'm sorry you are into the "it takes a village" concept
I'm also very glad that I am not having to contribute to your social security. On the same token, you are not contributing to mine.
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