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Message: <blockquote data-quote="59 Dano" data-source="post: 2937644" data-attributes="member: 23516">Yet the average American age 65 or older is more than twice as wealthy as the average American under the age of 55.  Tell me again why younger, poorer people are subsidizing older, wealthier people.My parents are comfortably retired.  They don't "need" that type of program yet they participate in it because it was a specific fee that they were forced to pay into for 35 years on the promise that they would get a specific benefit once they retired.  They rightfully want a return on the investment that they paid for.  Does it make any sense to tax a 40 year old couple with a negligible income and net worth to provide a benefit to people who don't need it?</blockquote>