@TrpstrLeonOG The biggest difference is that pensions have pretty much disappeared except for government employees - and they should be eliminated for government employees, too - because they are unsustainable.
@TonyWard867811 The day the mortgagor signs the mortgage, they gain/retain property ownership, which can be sold for - guess what? Cash! In other words, the mortgagor receives cash in order to have a home, stability, a place to raise the kids, etc. It’s a win-win unless you are a whiner.
@0xDavecryps In large part, costs are high because the government has its hands in every item you listed and has failed miserably with every such program in spite of trillions of taxpayer $$$ being wasted on “helping” people. In other words, socialism - not capitalism - is the problem.
@BraddrofliT You apparently don’t like injecting “illegals” into the argument, but most people are not concerned about legal immigrants taking jobs - it’s that simple. As for AI, innovation has always cost jobs . . . and created new ones; and no one knows if it will be different this time.
@tonyannett It depends what you mean by the working class. I wouldn’t hire a financially successful person to do electrical work, but I wouldn’t hire an electrician to manage investments.
@RubenGallego Don’t penalize financially successful people any more than they are already penalized. Instead, get rid of the waste and most likely fraud in order to save Social Security.
@amelia_tweetz Who says they aren’t making people’s lives better? Just because they aren’t following your suggestions doesn’t mean they aren’t helping others.
@hashjenni I can think of a couple reasons: 1) Wars eventually end, the items you named don’t end; 2) The only item you mentioned that is a federal government function is war (national defense). Lowering taxes only occurs if you don’t waste money on government-run healthcare, housing, etc.
@BladeoftheS Something tells me ridiculous posts like the above are making some serious money for the people doing the posting, because you simply cannot convince me that any competent adult can be this misguided.