Wake-Up Advice for America's Younger Generation
Dear Young People,
There simply is no better feeling in the world than sacrificing for the benefit of others. That is particularly true when your sacrifice benefits me. I want you young college students to keep that in mind the next time you hear someone criticizing the Social Security system. I will be retiring about the time you are paying large sums into Social Security, and your tax payments, I mean contributions, will be sent directly to my buddies and me so we can afford to drive enormous motor homes to the local shuffleboard courts. None of it will be invested into your own personal account for your retirement.
Some of you may be asking, but then what kind of financial return can I expect from Social Security? That is the type of question we have to expect from those who, because of the damaging effects of natural selection, insist on thinking of themselves first. But let me consider the return a college graduate about to enter the work force can expect from Social Security. The news is better than some of you believe, especially those of you who believe an invasion by the space aliens who kidnaped Elvis Presley is more likely than Social Security being solvent when you retire. Let me give you my unwritten, but completely unenforceable, guarantee: you will receive Social Security checks when you retire.
Sound like a good deal? If not, it may be time to begin thinking about your future,...it is in your hands.
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