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Tag Archives: Social Security Trust Fund
Book Discussion: Rooseveltcare – How Social Security is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance by Don Watkins
For an upcoming book discussion, I drafted the following announcement: “ Social Security is immoral.” – Don Watkins Come and join us for a discussion of Don Watkins’ new book Rooseveltcare: How Social Security is Sabotaging the Land of Self-Reliance. … Continue reading
What should Congress do? #4 Sell Federal Assets
Given President Obama’s abdication in presenting select priorities to the Congress, Selfish Citizenship took the initiative to spell out the top seven legislative priorities for 2013 at the beginning of the year. The federal government should increase its sale of … Continue reading
Posted in Congress
Tagged Amtrak, debt, deficit reduction, privatization, Social Security, Social Security Trust Fund, Vernon Smith
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Matthew Yglesias, Slate: You are too stupid to save, so give your money to the government
From back in the day, I recall a comedian, whose name I can not recall, do a bit in which he proposed a Stupid Tax. Anytime that you caught somebody doing something stupid, then you could collect $5 from them … Continue reading
Solve Social Security Underfunding – End Retirement
Is Social Security in financial trouble? Politicians and pundits evade, dissemble, and argue around the problem. Instead of me just being another average citizen pointing out that the Emperor has no clothes, what do the Social Security Trustees have to … Continue reading
Posted in Congress
Tagged Baby boomers, Echo boomers, entitlement reform, GenX, payroll taxes, Social Security, Social Security Trust Fund, tax reform
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Question #7: If we ‘privatize’ Social Security, what would happen to people that recklessly invest their retirement and lose it?
The following question comes from Reddit: If we ‘privatize’ Social Security, what would happen to people that recklessly invest their retirement and lose it? First, in the question, there is an unfounded premise about risk as in: government control of … Continue reading
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