Social Security won't be able to pay full benefits by 2035

[nathanbforrest45]

The thieves have been theivin' for a very long time.

Security Security pays money to people who have not paid a dime into the system. That is why its going broke.

[MisterVeritis]

Security Security pays money to people who have not paid a dime into the system. That is why its going broke.

It is broken for many reasons. First among them was its design.

[Dr. Who]

The thieves have been theivin' for a very long time.

A) SSI has no business being funded by SS unless the SSI recipient has worked and contributed for the qualifying number of years.
B) SS is funded by workers - it is not tax money, so pilfering it is pension fund fraud and the government should be prosecuted and sued for touching any of that money for anything other than pension benefits.

[MisterVeritis]

A) SSI has no business being funded by SS unless the SSI recipient has worked and contributed for the qualifying number of years.
B) SS is funded by workers - it is not tax money, so pilfering it is pension fund fraud and the government should be prosecuted for touching any of that money for anything other than pension benefits.

Stealing wealth is what governments do.

We could limit the government. We have a reasonably good, but unused Constitution we might draw upon.

[Mister D]

And this whole time I thought low wage earning Mexicans had already saved the system

[Luther]

And this whole time I thought low wage earning Mexicans had already saved the system

Excellent point

[Common]

Social Security won't be able to pay full benefits by 2035

I am not sure why CNN thinks this is breaking news. For the last several years I have gotten my social security benefits letter stating that in 2035 we would see a 25% cut in benefits.




Their answer is just to print more money.

The fools. Everyone who fell for the Ponzi Scheme are fools.

Peter 3 times in my lifetime theyve said the same thing were over 40 yrs past the first time they said it.

There are two programs that should always continue and be salvaged Social Security and Medicare because they are mostly people that worked all their lives.

There has to be a reward to work in low paying jobs with no benefits or pensions or NO one will and just stay on the dole instead of work.

There are MILLIONS of people who work who dont earn enough to save a FORTUNE for when they are retired and to have health care. Its just not possible, and if theres no social security or medicare society will pay through the nose anyway. At least they contribute to SS and Medicare. Other programs is all on us.

[Luther]

And of course our vain politicians will only increase more legal immigration as well as raising the eligibility age yet again to counter

Shame on them and shame on the American people for this

[MisterVeritis]

Peter 3 times in my lifetime theyve said the same thing were over 40 yrs past the first time they said it.

There are two programs that should always continue and be salvaged Social Security and Medicare because they are mostly people that worked all their lives.

There has to be a reward to work in low paying jobs with no benefits or pensions or NO one will and just stay on the dole instead of work.

There are MILLIONS of people who work who dont earn enough to save a FORTUNE for when they are retired and to have health care. Its just not possible, and if theres no social security or medicare society will pay through the nose anyway. At least they contribute to SS and Medicare. Other programs is all on us.

Both programs are unconstitutional. They are the antithesis of limited government. They are a means to entrap and enslave you. The politicians have succeeded.

[Ethereal]

Both programs are unconstitutional. They are the antithesis of limited government. They are a means to entrap and enslave you. The politicians have succeeded.

The constitution was destroyed a long time ago. It's now unfixable because it was flawed from the beginning. Many of the founders warned that this would happen. As always, we should have listened.