originalpckelly
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Wed Mar-04-09 04:24 PM
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27. There's just a fundamental problem here: |
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We don't have enough young people to pay for the old people, even under the most drastic taxation regimes. The old 1:40+ people supporting someone on SS is not tenable. And privatization will only open the system up to fluctuations in the stock market.
So, unless we determine a way to become very productive very soon, the quality of life and life expectancy of America is about to be dramatically reduced.
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