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Originally Posted by Boreas
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Understood where you're going with this.
Yes, you do get back more than you pay in, some times significantly more, especially with Medicare. But with the stock market stacked against the average 401K and Roth plan and really lousy inflation, you cannot count on the stock market Besides, our leaders have been fucking with the SS fund to make themselves look good, otherwise it would be in good shape.
Applies to Medicare too. Who knew when I first started in the work force that the medical industry would turn into greedy financial opportunists. The government refuses to do anything about that, the government is in collusion, the government compelled me to pay into the system for coverage, they are bound to honor that contract with me.
So I don't care about that argument. The government made a contract with me. I expect it to be honored.
I have a lot of empathy for the younger generations that have to pay for this shit too. I'd be pissed off if I were them. Guess what? When I was younger I was pissed off that I had to pay into these programs too. Now I'm glad these programs are there. Maybe the younger generations will be pissed off enough to force the changes needed to make SS and Medicare solid again.