kyzr
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Wrong. (You related to dragon-lady?)Yes, we did pay for it and not enough, that's why it's going broke. Since we use it or are going to use it, the solution is to pay enough so it won't go broke.
We paid more than enough.
But the Federal government "borrowed" from the SS trust fund and now needs to pay the fuck up. If you're happy with them just printing money, fine, just say so. But that will bite everyone in the ass eventually. I prefer to remove the cap, I hope congress agrees too.
Has Any President "Borrowed" Money from the Social Security Trust Fund - The Seniors Center
It’s funny, people blame Presidents Reagan and Obama the most. A lot of people like to blame LBJ, and quite a few blame the second President Bush. The truth is that they’re all to blame. As long as the Social Security Trust Fund has existed, Congress hasn’t been able to keep its hands off of…
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The Surprising Amount of Money Congress Has Stolen From Social Security | The Motley Fool
Where do Social Security's asset reserves really go?
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Pay Back the Money Borrowed From Social Security
A tax on financial transactions and a tax on Wall Street bonuses, with revenues dedicated to Social Security, would pay back to Social Security and its contributors what has been taken from them.
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