Pay Me to Go Away

Open Letter to Congress Regarding the Budget:

I am reaching out to anyone that can help me with something I like to call Pay Me to Go Away. I know it is a little tongue and cheek, but I couldn’t figure out what else to call it. It is a plan that would be available to American citizens that have paid into social security for 30+ years. This plan would permit those individuals to cash out their social security early. Specifically, if folks take advantage of the early payout option, they would be allowed to cash out what they have paid in, and the government would keep the corporate match. Same goes with Medicare. This may actually save social security some money moving forward and prolong the viability of this social safety net. I haven’t been able to do a cost benefit analysis on this idea, but maybe it can be passed along to see if it is fiscally feasible.

Sincerely,

A really hopeful 53 year old