But, but, I distinctly remember Harry Reid and the Dems say in '06 there was no problem, the fund is sustainable until 2080 and that there was no need for Bush to rile everyone up over a nonproblem. Was I mistaken?
No, I remember that, too. Reid, indeed!
Galveston and Brazoria counties in Texas privatized their SS programs for county employees years ago and they get several times more than we will on the OLD SS plan. And it is THEIR money and invested in conservative things, not in volatile markets.
http://www.ncpa.org/ba/ba215.html