From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!amd70!pn Newsgroups: net.misc Title: Social Security Article-I.D.: amd70.446 Posted: Fri Jan 21 17:16:41 1983 Received: Sat Jan 22 05:45:06 1983 References: grkermit.275 My opinion is that Social Security is just a Ponzi scheme run by the Federal government. Unfortunately, SS allows a certain segment of the population to vote themselves benefits paid for out of someone else's pocket. As the average age rises due to medical advances, this problem will only get worse. The suggestion that everyone just get paid what they paid in and the system ended would be fine by me, but the AARP would scream. Those people seem to feel they "deserve" their SS benefits. Also, where is the money supposed to come from to pay off people? I wish there were some way to end SS. But I think the elderly have too much political power.