Keep in mind that when Social Security was first implemented the tax rate was 2%, now it is 15.3% - a huge increase in burden! And this burden falls on the average worker! Once you reach $168,600 annual income, anything above that is not taxed for Social Security. Our tax laws are too convoluted.
Keep in mind that “democracy” and “freedom” are opposites as the minority is not free. For a gov-ernment to be “socially responsible” requires funds which it must obtain from the citizens. These funds are not freely given but forcibly extracted. It is not freedom, but it is socialism.
As you point out and I did in detail in my comment on Chad’s article, it is the younger generation pay-ing the older generation. The government is forcing you to pay for others that you have no relation-ship with besides under the same government. However, my arguments do not come from the Con-stitution or what is “fair”, but what the Bible makes clear. As I described, for the follower of Christ we must pay into the system, but taking the “benefits” is theft.
Yes! Democracy = Tyranny (which of course is why the USA government wasn't designed to be a democracy)
The smaller the government the better. Which is why I don't wish to throw away social responsibility yet advocate for a smaller government. The "welfare" programs we have now are atrocious!
Government is a necessary evil. I'd rather have a sane, simple evil than a corrupt and complex evil.
Again coming from a Biblical position the only time of decades of peace recorded is when there was no government in the Book of Judges. Government is not a necessary evil, it is simply evil or as we see in 1st Samuel 8, a rejection of the Lord.
Keep in mind that when Social Security was first implemented the tax rate was 2%, now it is 15.3% - a huge increase in burden! And this burden falls on the average worker! Once you reach $168,600 annual income, anything above that is not taxed for Social Security. Our tax laws are too convoluted.
Keep in mind that “democracy” and “freedom” are opposites as the minority is not free. For a gov-ernment to be “socially responsible” requires funds which it must obtain from the citizens. These funds are not freely given but forcibly extracted. It is not freedom, but it is socialism.
As you point out and I did in detail in my comment on Chad’s article, it is the younger generation pay-ing the older generation. The government is forcing you to pay for others that you have no relation-ship with besides under the same government. However, my arguments do not come from the Con-stitution or what is “fair”, but what the Bible makes clear. As I described, for the follower of Christ we must pay into the system, but taking the “benefits” is theft.
Yes! Democracy = Tyranny (which of course is why the USA government wasn't designed to be a democracy)
The smaller the government the better. Which is why I don't wish to throw away social responsibility yet advocate for a smaller government. The "welfare" programs we have now are atrocious!
Government is a necessary evil. I'd rather have a sane, simple evil than a corrupt and complex evil.
Again coming from a Biblical position the only time of decades of peace recorded is when there was no government in the Book of Judges. Government is not a necessary evil, it is simply evil or as we see in 1st Samuel 8, a rejection of the Lord.