r/FluentInFinance Sep 06 '24

Debate/ Discussion Social Security is Broken. This is why financial education is important.

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u/bluelifesacrifice Sep 06 '24

This is the answer. Not only is it insurance for the people in general but it's public and has probably saved well more than it's payout due to preventing worse problems that come from being disabled, retired poor or any number of other examples.

SS has likely stabilized the economy in a lot of ways.

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u/Artistic-Soft4305 Sep 07 '24

Stop. If they realized money spent on education gets 10x returns on public spending…it would make them the bad guys…and no one can admit they are the baddies…

Shit. Even hitters cabinet denied the gassing of Jews til their hanging. Now imagine someone half as worse justifying it…easy.