i do believe he isI'm happy to pay the government to ensure my basic freedoms and infrastructure. I'll take care of my own future, thanks.
And you should... even Social Security was never meant to be more than 1/3 of anyones retirement plan and a net for the unlucky and those willing to take some risks.
What if Social Security could promise the benefits it does today and only cost workers 10%? How about 8% or 6%? If we invest in something besides T-Bills and de-complicate the fucker, the money would be there.
Would you look an American Investment Banker in the eye and tell her you didn't believe she could show consistent growth if she had the helm of a fund the size of the Social Security Trust Fund? Even a fund a tenth the size of the SS Trust Fund - give her 10% and hire 9 more just like her and watch the American Nest Egg grow.
The only thing more ham-strung by corporate and foreign lobbyists over the last 50 years than the American people is the American Government.
Why, it sounds like you're advocating privatization there.