Originally Posted By: Derid
Originally Posted By: sinij
One point is undeniable cronyism - Social Security, that you currently cannot opt out of, once privatized will be direct outlay to the Wall Street out of every paycheck of every working individual in the country.


As you put it, I would agree with you. What I am uncertain of at this point is how much control the individual would have over their retirement plan. If there was freedom of investment, you simply *had* to invest something toward retirement... I would be OK with that.



I'd be OK with that too, but wasn't Conservative's #1 objection to Obamacare was individual mandate? How can you reconcile that opposition with what is in the best-case-scenario will end up individual mandate?

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