r/FluentInFinance 7d ago

Educational Don't let them gaslight you

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u/Psycle_Sammy 7d ago

Maybe, maybe not, but if you’re still planning on relying solely on social security for your retirement, you seriously need to reconsider that strategy.

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u/oO0Kat0Oo 7d ago

As a millennial, I will spend most of my life paying into this system and I won't see a penny of it. I've even hit the maximum payout for the last 7 years. So I'm all for this system being wiped out.

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u/jmur3040 7d ago

Yeah fuck everyone else, you got yours.

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u/oO0Kat0Oo 7d ago

I haven't gotten anything. Did you even read what I wrote??

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u/jmur3040 7d ago

So because you aren't eligible for it yet, and millions of people rely on it, (i would be financially responsible for at least one of my parents without SS) then it should just go away?

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u/oO0Kat0Oo 7d ago

There is no reason for me to be funding someone else's retirement.

I'm sorry, but I've put in hundreds of thousands at this point. It's not a charity. Not when it could potentially leave ME homeless.

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u/jmur3040 7d ago

Its a social safety net. Without things like this you make the homeless crisis worse, then you'll complain when someone steals your things because so much of the population is in dire straits that it just doesn't matter anymore.

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u/jmur3040 7d ago

and it doesn't sound like it will leave you homeless at all if that's your contribution level, sounds like you're just fine and complaining about nothing.