On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 17:17:28 -0500, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

-MIKE- wrote:


In my brother's case, he was killed in a car accident and left behind
a 4 years old son.
Suddenly, he can't provide for his child what he normally would've for
the next 14 years until that child is old enough to provide for
himself. My brother paid into Social Security his entire working
life. Why shouldn't it go to his family, his son, until he's old
enough to provide for himself?

That is a different scenario, but at the risk of sounding harsh - that's
what life insurance is for.

The same can be said about saving for retirement but we're forced into
the government's ponzi scheme anyway.