We need to eliminate social security. It's a Ponzi scheme at best, and as you can see leads to poor policy decisions based on the need for it to continue. Just like Europe and their Muslim immigrants who were going to "solve' their benefit problems-instead they imported an entire fifth column who want to destroy the society that let them in. Great plan.
I favor private accounts, and maybe a birth benefit payment that can accrue tax free interest over a long period of time. If they would give me back the taxes I've paid in, I'd be more then happy to sign away any future SS benefits.
As far as the Gulf Coast reconstruction, I read on FR about an American crew that was SENT HOME after the cheaper illegals showed up.
We are at replacement level right now, excluding the impacts of immigration. The fact that native blacks wouldn't take the NO jobs points more to the failure of the welfare state (including items such as social security) then the inability of Americans to do those jobs. I bet if they didn't get government handouts, they'd be doing those jobs asap.
You no work, you no eat is a great motivator.
AMEN!
I have family on the Coast, and I haven't heard anything about that from them.