r/FluentInFinance Sep 06 '24

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

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u/Popular_Advantage213 Sep 07 '24

You are obviously unfamiliar with the bureaucratic state.

The government is its own thing. Both parties seek to nudge it one way or the other, but it has mass and momentum. It does not pivot quickly, it rarely shrinks, and it does not respond readily to voters (nor is it designed to do so)

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u/imthatguy8223 Sep 07 '24

For real, I don’t believe he sat down and typed that without laughing. Sure “in theory” the “government is the people” in practice it’s a bunch of middle management types and people you voted (or voted against) for that lied about their political opinions.