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Was that the purpose of SS, sole retirement benefits? Any idea how many trillions have been borrowed by the bureaucrats and not paid back?
You seem to love liberalism, why? Enjoy the dependence it creates? Who pays for it when you run out of other people's money to spend?
On SS, I presume, with out looking up the 1930s discussions on the program, that it was intended to provide for old folks like me, and that it was amended some years later to assist the disabled.
I enjoy the notion of interdependence that is preached by liberal philosophy, such as it is. I am happy that Social Security has helped so many millions for so long. It is a wonderful national insurance. If it runs short of funds, we can raise the income cap, cut some benefits, or try other solutions. It's been around for many decades, done well so far.
I don't understand what you mean by "other people's money." We all get some benefit by ours and other people's money, everything from the military to FEMA, to the Weather Service, et al. What's your benefit?
As to liberalism, I am happy that racial discrimination is outlawed, that there exist workplace standards and protections, that we attempt to keep air and water cleaner, etc. Look around the developed world. All countries similar to ours do much the same thing, in some cases to a greater extent. It's the way of the modern world. Or do you want to go back to 1900, before all this evil mischief started?