[Evergolightly]

Interesting new twist by the dims, seems they may have some surprises in the future for SS recipients.

[2harddrive]

Jeff cooper is right, of course. You all do know that? The Fed.gov is NOT legally obligated to pay any funds that are not in the trust fund (which is currently at a zero balance.)

[2harddrive]

Jeff Cooper is right, of course. You all do know that? The Fed.gov is NOT legally obligated to pay any funds that are not in the trust fund (which is currently at a zero balance.)

[philman_36]

"Legally, they're not even promises."
Yet, legally, I must, according to the law, pay into the system or face fines, penalties or incarceration. There is no choice on getting out of it.

A nice little Catch-22 money scheme if there ever was one.

[PENANCE]

"Gov't Has No Contractual Obligation to Pay Social Security Benefits,"

"OUR" government isn't obligated to do anything whatsoever!

To say that one is obligated is to say that he is obliged by something, and obliged to somebody.

Obliged by what? Conscience? Morality? LAW?!?!

Government has no morals or conscience; and government IS the law.

But, if they were obligated, to whom would they be obliged? YOU, the Soc Sec "beneficiary"?

And what recourse would you have if such an obligation weren't met?

This applies not just to Social Security, but to everything that "our" government does (or fails to do).

[Little Ray]

He’s telling the truth!

Boy I bet that hurt him!