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Comment on Column: Social Security is again in the crosshairs of a GOP budget, even though a long-term fix would be simple

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Beetschnapps@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Do you have kids? If so then other people helped pay for their schools, if not then you’re already paying for other peoples’ kids school.

Hell do you have insurance? Do you know how that works collectively?

You are already paying for roads you’ll never drive but others can, firefighters you’ll likely never need but other will, etc etc. conversely you are able to drive from A to B because of financial input from people that may never drive the same road.

You are already contributing to and benefitting from this “theft”you speak of. The difference seems to be that you take issue with knowing that you are helping other people. It can’t be the money, you are already benefitting from that and you’d have to be stupid to say you shouldn’t.

It’s frankly kind of weird how much you are already benefitting from everything you call “theft,” it only seems to be an issue as soon as you’re asked to contribute your fair share.

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wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I paid for their school. I wrote a check each month for their education.

I contribute my fair share to social security. It’s asinine to think otherwise. My benefits don’t go up as I pay more. I just receive less for every dollar that is stolen from me.

I’d rather eliminate social security.

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- Beetschnapps@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Didn’t think otherwise, just wanted to get to this part:
  
  I’d rather eliminate social security.
  
  You’d gladly use my tax dollars if it stopped your house from burning down, but you’d rather eliminate the single program keeping the nation’s elderly out of poverty than spend one tax dollar of yours. Certainly starting to sound like theft now.
  
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  - wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Oddly I pay taxes as well. So if me using my tax dollars to pay for the fire services. Unless you live by me, you’re not paying for my fire services
    
    I’d rather each person paid for their own retirement. It’s not that complicated. Hopefully when Trump wins again, we can finally end this Ponzi scheme. The answer is not to keep raising the rate of taxes on me to pay for a failed program.
    
    If they raise them again. I’ll just retire.
    
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