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Originally Posted by Wagner
IMO as a whole the average US Citizen has become very lax, which is odd since in general it is one of the longest/hardest working groups of people. We need to realize what really matters and let the rest go by the way side. In the few decades I've been on the planet I have seen aspirations go from simply wishing one owned their own home to needing multitudes of goodies to throw in it. I remember my father struggling to purchase his $105,000 house in 1985, now today that same house was (pre-blowup) retailing for nearly $500,000. Something was wrong.
And on with more of my rant (since it is nearing tax time), why is it that once a persons yearly income goes over $102,000 they no longer pay social security taxes? IMO, these are exactly the people that can truly afford to pay it.
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We've become a society of instant gratification. I'm pretty grounded: however, I've fallen into the "I need that today" mindset on several occasions. The birth of my son has forever changed how I look at the future. I once just planned for the life of my wife and I on this planet. Now I need to look beyond after we've moved on. This generation has yet to have things "Really Tough" with the exception of 9/11 which was largely a television event for most of America.
As for the Social Security tax...I'm hardly getting a break because it has been known for some time the Social Security safety net will be bankrupt well before our time to collect.