[Kansas58]

It is not possible for the government to not spend any money in any “trust fund” — there is no real trust fund and there never was

[TomGuy]

It is not possible for the government to not spend any money in any “trust fund” — there is no real trust fund and there never was

I remember the 2000 debates with Gore and GWBush debating and claiming they would have a 'lock box' on Social Security.

The GWBush ran in 2004 on reforming Social Security -- only to drop that idea at the first opposition from Congress.

Modern governing:

Kick the can.

Kick the can further down the road.

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

There could have been. If they had bought gold and foreign bonds. But they didn’t. They filled it with IOU’s and spent the money.