re: OT: Happy MLK Day!

I'm a little curious as to why you're so adamant in defending the government's mistrust in the average American's ability to plan for their own retirement. For as much as "The Greatest Generation" did that was admirable, they didn't do later generations any favors by buying lock & stock into the notion that the Federal Government is there to take care of us all. Social Security was NEVER supposed to be one's safety net. It was supposed to be an additional source of income that was totally supplemental to your own thoughtful retirement planning.

Somewhere along the line, the politicians realized at there was the opportunity for a massive cash grab, and they could sell it based on the fears of another Great Depression, citing the calamities that ensued from '29 onward as a way to convince people that putting thus money "safely away" with the government was the way to go.

Don't even get me started on how the income tax was to be temporary...