“That in turn would mean a faster drain on Social Security’s trust fund, which looks to run empty in a little more than a decade at its current pace.”
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Then they need to stop calling it a surplus while using it to fight unnecessary wars.
The shortage only makes sense if it was spent on something other than Social Security. The largest bulk of the people paid into the fund for a very long time. The money should be available to them without a shortage of funds. As the base shrunks, there are fewer people to pay. I presume this Trust Fund pays interest. There is no good reason for a shortage.
And why is this fund tied ot welfare? Welfare is a totally different thing and should have its own trustfund.
There’s entirely too much hanky panky by the .gob with OUR moneys!
Meet the social security “trust fund”:
This is what a long con looks like....
T-bills.................