What % of government could be eliminated tomorrow?

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But they didn't because they assumed the government would take care of them. There would be a dramatic increase in 90 year olds working if the government cut those programs.


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you obv cant just knock them off the teet. But you can allow ppl to opt out.

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There is a high implementation cost for privatising retirement funding and many other private solutions.

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HUH?? how do you figure? Vanguard or Scottrade accounts cost almost nothing and far far out perform SSI

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Privatising SSI ala Vanguard or Scottrade would distort the stock market incredibly.