From: utzoo!watmath!watarts!bernie
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: S.S.
Article-I.D.: watarts.1644
Posted: Tue Jan 25 10:24:08 1983
Received: Fri Jan 28 09:23:32 1983
Reply-To: bernie@watarts (Bernie Roehl)
References: ucbvax.661

There is no question that sooner or later the social security system
will break down entirely; it's only a question of whether we close it down
in a controlled fashion *now*, or delay the inevitable until some later
date when the consequences will be far worse.  Things are *not* going to
get any better, and the only practical solution is to
   1. Stop putting any more money into a system that's about to fold.
   2. Use whatever money is in the system now to help as many of the
      elderly who are currently dependent on s.s. as possible.
   3. Encourage people to take the money they would have spent on their
      social security payments, and use it instead to help support their
      elderly relatives (this should be stricly voluntary of course)
There will be some hardship for some people, mostly those with no offspring
to help support them.  However, better that than far greater hardship ten
or fifteen years down the line.  It's sad, but there literally is no other
solution.  The money in the s.s. system already should be enough to help out
those s.s. recipients who can *verify* that they have no living relatives who
can contribute to their support.
                                    --Bernie Roehl
                                    ...decvax!utzoo!watmath!watarts!bernie