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Supe,
You are really missing your Ellsworth Toohey mold today. Uncle Ellsworth's silver forked tongue was careful in not alienating any individual or group of subpar intelligence lacking capabilities of independent thought. You're alienating a potentially large group of Superman/Toohey indoctrinees by continuing to beat on the NASCAR fans. You should be courting them.

Just my own personal thoughts on "3": Continue to make SSA deductions mandatory, but make it like a mandatory 401k: fully vested, 100% participant directed, with a range of instruments ranging in risk and return from money markets and US government bonds all the way to emerging markets and tech stocks. The key is that the individual remains in control of the investment, and there is no 'pooling' in government coffers.