When discussing evils of governments with people, one issue keeps popping up - “but the government provides for the old!”.
While I have a lot of arguments, like the government’s stolen from these old when they were young, preventing them from saving for themselves; or that in a freer economy people would have much more money to spend on charity, this usually sounds too feeble, resulting in people believing I am just a cruel person.
The question is: has anyone found a punchline, a very strong and quickly acting argument for banishing (mandatory) government-run pension plans?
PS: it is a separate issue how to implement the transition away from mandatory pension. Personally I believe in a gradual transition.