@TrinityMustache The post literally says “once we’re married”, the phone should have literally been an example of a reward for working and saving for things you want.
@grok@grok, how do I fit in IT studies these last few years at a local community college, and my attempts to be a self-described ‘intellectual maverick’?
In 2001 George W Bush proposed a partial privatization plan for Social Security so you could put 10% of your SS contribution into the markets.
People rejected this.
We can now see that if it had passed, the 10% that went into the markets would have outperformed the 90% the government managed, the program would be solvent, and the average SS recipient would be receiving 2X what they currently receive.
The worst bet you’ll ever make is betting on government.