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5. Yes, the numbers don't work SO CHANGE THE DAMNED NUMBERS!!!!!!!

I remember REAGAN agreeing to having my FICA increased to pay for my parents retirement because EXACTLY THE SAME F'ING ARGUMENTS that said the GREATEST GENERATION COULDN'T have their old-age rewards for surviving the depression and WWII.

So, lets figure out what is NEEDED to Make SS and MEDICARE sustainable. CLEARLY ENDING THESE PROGRAMS IS OFF THE FUCKING TABLE.

This f'ing fronteir ethos in world a post-industrial world more than 100 years post-agricultural domination must END. It's no longer a nation where everyone feeds themselves FIRST and sells what they could of their meager surpluses.

If we want people to solve their own finanical need we are setting the stage for massive criminal behaviors.