Wouldn't it be better if people could opt in or out of paying into various government programs? Make it clear that once you opt out, you can never receive government assistance and you'd be surprised how many people continue to pay into programs like social security. I wouldn't change anything about what I pay in. I don't think most people would outside of some.... ummm... particularly self oriented individuals... That's the main problem with this country, no spirit of compromise. It's wrong for the majority (of a relatively small group of politically active people) to force everyone to do what they deem fiscally responsible. As an afterthought, it would be good if those people didn't gain unilateral power in our current government, they'd do away with the programs completely. So by compromising, we fix some issues.
