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Originally posted by Looger@Dec 23 2004, 09:59 PM
seriously, it has always been my belief that CPP is just a hidden federal income tax.
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You are right, it is simply a federal tax, similar to health "insurance“ which is a tax as well. Pensioners are only paid as long as there is enough working people pouring money in. Because there is less and less economically active people, they are forced to pay more and work more years. This system morally unjustifiable and economically unmaintanable.
Thats the problem of all leftist propaganda. Their plans cannot achieve what they promise – take care of the poor in this case, infact it is not their purpose to achieve this claim. The purpose is not to take care of the poor (where the system obviously fails and badly), the purpose is to take care of left wing parasites. It is just too funny they are trying to hide their true colors by spewing propaganda about solidarity, equality and what not. It is just an icing on the cake that left wing ideology doesnt lead to either.
Simply put, the social security program is not an insurance program at all but rather a pure transfer scam designed to make the elderly dependent on the tax take from younger workers. The only path to reform involves dismantling this program completely.