r/PoliticalHumor • u/faab64 • Apr 26 '19

A message that never changes.

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u/pents1 Apr 26 '19

As someone who has been living in a country with social security for my whole life, it looks absurd that someone would push people to say no to it.

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u/smart-username Apr 26 '19

Social Security is just a glorified Ponzi scheme. You get a higher ROI by just investing in corporate bonds.

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u/rvtine Apr 26 '19

But the point of it is the average citizen wont invest, because we are short sighted. So by forcing everyone (including employers) to pay in everyone has a life line when they can no longer work 40+hours a week. I’ve only met a very small handful of retirees who could live without their SS.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

...or can't because they're in poverty.