the real problem doesnt begin in 2017..it begins in 2009, that is when the surpluses begin shrinking
Read my post #138. That's what I said. The "surplus" starts declining in 2008. In terms of the general tax revenue, Congress must come up with the shortfall, which is why a "solution" will be found in 2009 after the Presidential elections. The "soluton" will be to raise taxes and reduce benefits, as was the case in 1983 when we had to start paying off some of the IOUs in the SSTF. This spurred the 1983 legislation in much the same way that the declining surplus will in 2008.