A preview of the U.S. without pensions

Re:A preview of the U.S. without pensions by cmurf on Sunday December 24, 2017 @02:52AM (#15998519)

Today, Social Security provides only enough for a bare-bones budget, about $14,000 a year on average.

Republicans: This is too much money, we can't afford it, it's take from the rich, give to the poor, these social programs need to end. Grandma deserves to die under a bridge by herself, it's her own fault she didn't work harder or save more.

Me: A bullet to the head of the aging is more ethical than the Republican prescription. Yes, absolutely take the money from the wealthy and keep grandma off the street. Jesus...

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Re:A preview of the U.S. without pensions by clackanon on Sunday December 24, 2017 @03:49AM (#15998672)

I'm not saying I have a better answer, but wealth redistribution is theft.

That's every bit as immoral as leaving grandma on the street.

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Re:A preview of the U.S. without pensions by chrisbennet on Sunday December 24, 2017 @09:15AM (#15999603)

When the 8 richest men have as much wealth as the poorest 50% of the planet one might conclude that wealth has already been redistributed.

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Re:A preview of the U.S. without pensions by mwfunk on Sunday December 24, 2017 @04:29AM (#15998780)

That’s not remotely as immoral as leaving grandma on the street. It’s a compromise, like everything else in the world that does more good than bad.

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