you know, i think i've figured out a way to satisfy the true conservatives and maga republicans with regard to the entitlement system. you constantly hear the former talking about how entitlement spending is going to destroy this country eventually and lead to austerity measures, but what if we actually abolish all social security and medicare taxes and simply have other countries, through tariffs, pay for the retirements of our elderly? after all, since we subsidize the defense of most of these countries, the least they can do is pay for the retirement of the american citizens who paid the taxes that eventually went to the defense of those countries. in short, if we can't shut down the military bases around the world and end the welfare system, as ron paul would've wanted, we can at least have the countries we're subsidizing pay for their continuation.
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