Who Owns you?

We live in tough times right now, not necessarily financially, or in terms of luxury or convince.Our generation will be defined by the decisions we make here and now, and that's the tough part of the times we live in. Are we going to be a nation founded upon individual freedom, or one that slips into the entitlement state of socialism? Like Satan temps us to sin, those "benefits" attempt to lure us into a place where we trade off individual choice for government controlled perks. It'll define the character and integrity of our nation. Are we still the greatest nation on earth, capable of innovation and production, or do we need government to "take care of us"?

The first argument thrown in our face is how we love our social security, the original socialist tidbit. Seniors will rightfully fight for continuation of the program, and any increases it offers, for two reasons. We fell into the temptation trap and took the devil's offering, now he (the politicians) holds it over our head, hostage to our greed. The second reason is the contributed into it, for years, and feel they deserve the rewards to teased us with. So Washington uses greed and our sense of entitlement to play and lure us to other social programs. Yes, we love our big entitlement program, but truthfully, the only way to break this cycle is to eliminate them. President Bush tried to privatize it, breaking the government control, but met serious resistance fueled by left wing propaganda.

Let's look at this option once again. Social security saps 15% of your lifetime income on a bet you'll not live long enough to see a return. How much would you have to retire on if 15% of your income was invested and returned 10%, guaranteed over your earning years? Well you'd retire a millionaire at a younger age, and live a much better lifestyle in retirement, than any social program offers, on the most meager of incomes. It would eliminate a need for retirees to have a medicaid program as they could easily afford health insurance on their saved income. There are insured mutual funds that offer this type of return. We opt for a minimal return from the government because we've been conditioned to accept the government is the only secure option. So how's that working for us? Keep drinking that koolaide, and you'll get the same results.

God Bless!
Capt. Bill