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0 pointslovecg1y ago0 comments

> Cutting social security means that old people get less money in their retirement, no ifs, ands or buts. Good luck with that one.

But surely that’s the only way out? Figure out some sane taper scheme by age or something. Social security was created when the old people population was a tiny fraction of what it is now, no way it would have ever passed it with today’s numbers. We’ll have to rip off the bandaid or face the consequences.

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akamaka1y ago

Taking money from one group of people and giving it to another isn’t “government waste”, though. It’s essentially zero-sum (unless you get way down into the details of the economic effects of how that money gets spent or saved.)

PaulDavisThe1st1y ago

If you had told people when SS was passed that "granny doesn't die of hunger" is "zero sum", you might have needed martial arts skills to avoid the pitchforks coming your way.

And that's not "way down into the details of the economic effects" - it's the raison d'etre of SS.

akamaka1y ago

I’m replying to the parent commenter and giving him the benefit of the doubt, assuming that he’s talking only about social security payments which are beyond the essential, and which could “safely” be cut back. I recommend to you to also interpret comments generously before replying.

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0 pointslovecg1y ago0 comments

> Cutting social security means that old people get less money in their retirement, no ifs, ands or buts. Good luck with that one.

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akamaka1y ago

PaulDavisThe1st1y ago

If you had told people when SS was passed that "granny doesn't die of hunger" is "zero sum", you might have needed martial arts skills to avoid the pitchforks coming your way.

And that's not "way down into the details of the economic effects" - it's the raison d'etre of SS.

akamaka1y ago

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