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Social Security is not a scam

C. C. Elebash (Retired finance professor) says,

Social Security is a highly successful pay-as-you-go social program. It is not a fraud. Although not perfect, it is here to stay.

Congress re-vamped Social Security in 1983. They “fixed” the plan for 55-60 years. It has actually been running a surplus since 1983 -- all from employee and employer payroll taxes. The surplus is deposited in the Social Security Trust Fund. Annual surpluses will dwindle away in the next few years, but the Trust Fund surplus will be not be used up until about 2035 or 2040.

Here is the problem: Congress spent the Trust Fund surplus. They will have to find a way to restore the money that was taken away from worker and employer contributions.

This nation needs and wants a viable Social Security program. A combination of measures can extend the plan for another 50 to 60 years. Congress can do this with changes that will be difficult but not draconian.

Lets Spend Our Tax Dollars Differently

Gerard Bergeron says,

I have complained about new green card holder have to drive to Jacksonville to stand in line for appointments. Why can't they have a office in the capital for people like military spouses so they can get done faster and get sworn in in Pensacola as my mother-in-law did a few years ago. The trip to Jacksonville is hard on people with short money and older cars.

It seems us Northwest Florida folks get the short end of the stick. like red headed step children. We have alot of military bases here now and its a big problem with paper work and learning about the way the US Goverment works.