Part 6: 5/8/09 John Stossel's "You Can't Even Talk About It"

John Stossel's 20/20 special "You Can't Even Talk About It," first aired on May 8, 2009.

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[wanderinwhen]

"Who said life is fair?" seriously you dumb bitch?

[greasykiller]

that's it. next grandma I see I'm gonna punch her in the face.

[SullyAwesome]

So.... Life should be fair for you because YOU earned it, but it shouldn't be fair for us because WE haven't earned it YET? Ya old bitch.

[Gamer1Wolf]

@VaticanIscariot Thats why old folks Ruin the country and there freaking wars

[RightWingTV]

Well at least Ron Paul is getting the young people to wake up because the country will go bankrupt soon and no one will get anything. I like Ron Paul's idea of opting out of medicare and social security.

[VaticanIscariot]

Ron Paul will phase out social security and phase out medicare.

[VaticanIscariot]

old people can vote. kids cant.

[RPNationalAnthem]

The problem with the age demographics of the United States is that we have an aging population. I don't think the problem is the elderly, it's that they won't be replaced in the workplace. This is a problem no matter what the economic system.

[icanhasbailoutreload]

They're going to find out just how fair life is once the government checks start to bounce and elderly care turns into mass euthanasia programs.

[hmongak]

we need an opt out option. I'm 23 and there is no reason i should be paying for something that I'm not going to get. take that money and put it into my 401K or just spend it on me.

[BillyJoe1305]

@JImmy4336 Although I agree that means testing medicare is a good idea I differ on social security. One is supposed to get close to what they put into it. it should be privatized, think of it this way, if i set up a 401k I will get far better returns than from SS. Better systems exist & should be used. If I pay for me & you pay for you, but we each get more than we would otherwise, everyone wins. I don't see a downside to privatization.

[JImmy4336]

Social Security and Medicare should be means tested.