I guess it’s an attempt to scare us by stretching the facts more than just a little when it comes to Social Security. Fact is, more seniors are having to work into their mid 70s because of failed pension programs as their CEOs retire in their 50s with more money than is respectable.
It just doesn’t add up. Each year, high school and college grads go into the workforce. Fewer people are retiring today than 20 years ago, which means more people are contributing to Social Security than are pulling from it.
The deficit in the Social Security account was created when both parties borrowed from it like it was a grant program for their special programs.
The solution to the problem would be for those in Washington, D.C., to pay off this “loan.”
Better yet, stop contributing to the welfare of oil-rich countries and put that energy back into ours.
R. Todd Fredrickson
Monroe
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