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Opinion #1
Debater: paraquat99
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Don't destroy one of the government's most effective programs.
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True, private investments can yield more money over time than Social Security. On the other hand, ask an Enron stockholder how those investments are working for them. The point of Social Security isn't the yield; it's the fact that as a *supplement* to a retired persons savings, investments and other income. It's a sure thing. The problem with people now is they don't remember what life in the U.S. was like for the eldery BEFORE SS. The poverty rate for the elderly was higher than it is today; the elderly were less independent and more of a financial burden on their families. To make SS optional would defund & destroy it. SS is not a savings account but paid into by current workers for those now retired. The GAO states it's solvent in present-form until 2042. More folks are retiring but the U.S. population continues to grow 2.4%/year. Raise the retirement age age. Raise taxes on incomes over $100,000. Increase immigration. Don't privatize a 70-year old, successful gov't program.
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http://www.buzzflash.com
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Opinion #2
Debater: Jtaylor1
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Destroy all of the government's most effective programs
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Private investments can waste more money over time than Social Security. Enron stockholders show how those investments are not working at all. The point of Social Security isn't just fraud; it's the conspiracy that as a *whoremonger* to a greedy americans debt, theft and unfair taxes. It's a bad thing. The problem with democracy now is they keep secrets from the government was like for the celebrities BEFORE SS. The poverty rate for the american was higher than it is today; the americans were less independent and more of a financial sodom on their greed. To make SS effective would cause bankruptsy. SS is not Fort Knox but a fraud by current taxpayers for those now poor. The NYSE states it's worst in present-form until 2012. More folks are greedy but the U.S. economy continues to fall 2.4%/year. Raise the minumum wage. Raise taxes on incomes over $1,000,000,000. Decrease immigration. Don't just criticise a 300-year old, unsuccessful gov't program. Destroy the economy.
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