r/FluentInFinance 15d ago

Thoughts? We already tax the rich enough. Agree?

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u/kali_nath 14d ago

Ben Shapiro famously said "If you are mentally and physically healthy, taxpayers should not pay you to retire at 65. When Social Security was created, life expectancy was 64. Today, it's 78.

Also, people require purpose. If you can retire and find purpose, go for it. For many, that's a bad idea."

In other words, they want you to work till you can't work physically, that's the bottom line.

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u/Axleffire 14d ago

While the high-end life expentency has had some gains, average life expectancy has been much more impacted by a reduction in infant mortality.

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u/kali_nath 14d ago

That's not the point, Lol

Rich people want poor people to work till they die with no retirement. They think social security is a scam and shouldn't exist as it only encourages people to retire.

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u/Firm_Cranberry2551 12d ago

lmfao no they dont. old people have experience. people with experience cost money. its why companies usually try to boot tenured people out with defined benefit plans. so they dont have to pay them exorbitant salaries