Proposed massive cuts to Social Security

[Benton]

The benefit to SS was having some "savings" protected by the government. With pensions disappearing and investing in stocks being risky, SS gave people something to keep them from being completely destitute if their other plans failed.

I have no issue doing away with SS... as long as we provide more regulation to companies and banks to reduce their chances of failing their stockholders. Given that most big businesses and banks have been against reforms made in the last decade to keep from having another financial meltdown... I'm guessing they're not going to support that.