RE: Question on Charity

["Edward Crissey" <ecrissey@warwick.net>]

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> 			QUESTION ON CHARITY
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> Many of those advocating privatization have argued that both charity
> and family should play a greater role in a reformed Social Security
> system.
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> 1. Do you favor a privatized system which eliminates the current
> system's redistributive benefits formula (which gives relatively
> higher benefits to lower-income people)?

I favor no system that has any form of government interference/involvement.
This country grew into the most properous nation long before politicians
cooked up the idea of Social Security.  Now that Social Security has taken
its toll,  we are the first generation (Generation X) in American History to
not be as well off as our parents.

> 2. Under the present system or some of the proposed alternatives,
> will some people be forced to choose between food, lodging or
> medicine in their daily budgets?

This is where Charity comes into play.  The way it was before Social
Security and the way it should be again.  With less money confiscated from
our paychecks,  I'm sure we'd all be more charitable.

> 3. Will charitable organizations be able to fill the gap between
> the needs of the poorest sector of the population and the benefits
> provided by government programs?  Should this be the solution to
> this problem?

Again,  it was the way it was before Social Security.  Without this forced
reliance on the government,  people will be more opt to want to provide for
themselves.


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