First I would like to say I am glad to see "The Rifleman" over here.
I agree with the Pauls stance on the budget. We can not run such a high deficit because the interest alone is killing us and we need to fix it.
The first thing on social security; the video of Paul "the junior" I posted he does not want to get rid of SS he just wants to raise the age which makes sense. If we had SS in 1776 you would qualify at age 40, because few lived to 60. People are living longer. He is not saying if due to injury/illness you can't collect early. He also was for slowly raising the age. He wants to cut the military as well, they maybe crazy but they also make a lot of sense.
I am seeing the arguments because it the wars killed our budget. Yes, I agree with that , and Paul the senior is always preaching isolationism. We need to do something with the budget before it wrecks our country, you can not continually spend more than you take in. That never ever works out. Yeah the Paul clan can be batshit crazy on some things, but I totally dig their ideas on the budget.
before we raise the age limit (which I really don't like).. we should really do a 'net worth' limit. Sure, I'm socialistic for wanting to take from millionaires..
but SS was designed with the idea to take care of people who couldn't take care of themselves in old age.. John Kerry, who is married to the Heinz heir, will be able to care for himself..
so instead of making assembly-line workers work until they are 70.. let's go in a different direction.
