Thank you for confirming nearly every single one of the issues I cited. For a reminder, here’s the quick list I came up with, and your answers afterward:

• who decided what income equals “affordable” in my example above?

I’m talking what could be or imo should be.

So you’ve decided the best person to decide is you.

• is SS benefit reduced by just rental income, or do you go after people with pensions and 401k income?

If you have greater income you still have greater income. Maybe you lose out on a couple k from ssi but you make enough to live better than someone with only ssi.

So you’re confirming you’re looking to remove SS benefits and punish those that did save or have income in any capacity.

• is it fair to be forced to pay into a system for your entire working career and not get any benefit out of it at the individual level?

Fairness or equality of paying in get pay out is not the same as equity or justice of those who have less getting helped more.

And you’re okay with changing the terms of the deal of SS benefits after decades of people relying on it as a part of their retirement.

Your argument is the same as property taxes for schools being so unequally distributed.

Nice strawman. I’m not taking the bait on that.

chillax on the seriousness and trying to find flaws in what is a random internet musing and certainly not a legal bill or treatise on the subject.

Okay so you’re just looking to talk at your audience without any response? Whats the point of coming up with a plan if you’re not willing to subject it to scrutiny or deal with its flaws? If that’s all you want, then you don’t need me or anyone to read or respond to your ideas. Its not what you’re looking for.

Carry on and talking into the void then. I’m out. Have a nice day.