It would be nice if I could take the money I pay into social security and put it into an IRA instead, but if everybody had that option then the SS fund would never see an other dime deposited into it. Never the less, my opinion is that people should plan for their own futures rather than covering the asses of others who never did when they had the chance. And that's the way it would be if senior citizens didn't vote in droves the way they do. Face it, social security isn't about finacial security or personal freedom, it's politics, pure and simple.
For all I care the feds can keep my money, save it up, and build a bronze statue of Bill Clinton with a plaque that reads "I feel your pain." Social security is a non-issue to me, bankrupt or not.
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