That being the case, what follows is wrong and irrelevant. Let's apply the principle of self-ownership to the national debate on how to fix Social Security. Both Republican and Democrat plans to fix Social Security are misguided and evil. This is easily seen if we take self-ownership seriously and ask a question or two. But, so is housing, clothing and food.
Many people are too short-sighted.
If they're not forced to put aside money for retirement, they'll spend now and later be a burden on the rest of us. It's a problem caused by socialism. There is absolutely no moral basis for government to take one person's earnings to give to another for any reason, including his short-sightedness. Now don't get me wrong. I don't have anything against people liking socialism.