Quote (njaguar @ Mar 29 2012 12:24pm)
That is not listed in his proposal, so it's hard to gather how that would be accomplished. I realize he is making cuts to the IC, and wants to "close bases around the world", but beyond that is rather vague. Additionally, there is no mention of phasing out SS, just a method for people to opt out of it. Same with medicare, only I saw nothing that outlined what changes he proposed to that, and how to accomplish them. He also doesn't cover other entitlements, such as unemployment (mostly, or maybe entirely a state issue, granted), and food stamps, etc, or maybe I missed that part on his page. He's cutting out the HUD, which would have some pretty hard hitting impacts on certain areas of the country, and leave a lot of people and property "left to the wolves" essentially. The fallout from that alone would be rather immense, I imagine. But again, that partly falls on the states as well, so I can't definitively state the action impact it may or may not have.
The opt out will phase it out. Generation by generation, most people will want nothing to do with it. It's already broken and set on a crash course, which is why he wants to allow this.
It's a tax that the youth has to currently pay, in which they will never see the benefits of it coming to reality.
Just another way that consumption and capitol is being lost from the bottom level.
He doesn't see unemployment and food stamps as the priorities to cut and get rid of. I'd agree with him considering that those are purely safety nets.
In his perfect world though, those would also not exist.
And i wouldn't say "left to the wolves". It's more of "left to more efficient and personal hands"
This post was edited by RUSSiABANK on Mar 29 2012 01:28pm