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Well social security is an unnecessary and was probably made to be a big scam. It was created right before WWII, and at a time when many more wars were probably thought to also happen in the future. People are forced to pay into it as extra taxes from their check, but if they die early they never get their social security. Even if they have a wife, the wife will also have to pay into social security and will get "whatever is higher", and not combined amount.
So the person who created probably figured most people will die before they get to withdraw from social security, while allowing for a way to get extra taxes.
Nevertheless we have millions of people who would become homeless without it, and even if they wouldn't they are entitled to get back the money they put in. Obviously we need to stop planning on unlimited growth of everything, but that won't get us out of this mess, just keep us from making more.
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[–] worthlesshope 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Well social security is an unnecessary and was probably made to be a big scam. It was created right before WWII, and at a time when many more wars were probably thought to also happen in the future. People are forced to pay into it as extra taxes from their check, but if they die early they never get their social security. Even if they have a wife, the wife will also have to pay into social security and will get "whatever is higher", and not combined amount.
So the person who created probably figured most people will die before they get to withdraw from social security, while allowing for a way to get extra taxes.
[–] AmaleksHairyAss ago
Nevertheless we have millions of people who would become homeless without it, and even if they wouldn't they are entitled to get back the money they put in. Obviously we need to stop planning on unlimited growth of everything, but that won't get us out of this mess, just keep us from making more.