"Originally posted by fallingupwards i 'm sure every old person from the time of FDR to the present was very pleased to receive their social security check when they turned 66 years old . if we dont continue running on a deficit , then our generation will receive a check too . and who knows , you might really really NEED it . many old people use it to help pay for their prescriptions . its easy to condemn social security when you 're young , but just you wait until retirement age ."
"When FDR started social security he was betting that most americans would not be around to collect . The average life span at the time was below 66 years . Since then americans have been insulting the state and disrupting it 's plans by not dying young enough ."
"if we dont continue running on a deficit , then our generation will receive a check too . and who knows , you might really really NEED it ."
"When FDR started social security he was betting that most americans would not be around to collect"