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Social Security on Facebook [View all] ashling Dec 2012 OP
Beautiful Eddie Haskell Dec 2012 #1
I am not sure that the notes in the "SS trust fund" are adequate for 60 years Kolesar Dec 2012 #2
Actually, it's at least 75 years, as far out as has been reviewed MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #3
Countries with "no population growth" are the ones in trouble Kolesar Dec 2012 #5
The entire planet is in trouble with any population growth. MH1 Dec 2012 #9
Zactly xtraxritical Dec 2012 #12
Thank God for you, Manny..... plethoro Dec 2012 #6
Bottom line here: D.C. doesn't want to pay back the trillions of dollars borrowed/embezzled savannah43 Dec 2012 #26
well now, Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #51
I hope you are right, but I think the fix is in..........nft plethoro Dec 2012 #52
The language in the linked Facebook post is misleading. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #7
Really? So there is one standard for the USPO, but not for any other governmental savannah43 Dec 2012 #27
Yes, that's exactly right. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #43
The shortfalls were based on pessimistic projections and go clear back duffyduff Dec 2012 #8
Here is the Trustees report for 2012, which disputes your assertion Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #18
That report is from Timmy Geithner MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #22
If We took all of Mitt Romney's Assets out of the equation PrMaine Dec 2012 #11
SS current income from taxes is currently not covering outgo Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #16
That little slight of hand goes right over the heads of many people. savannah43 Dec 2012 #31
Are you forgetting interest on the Treasury bonds purchase by the SS Trust Fund? nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #35
No, I'm not Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #37
Sorry, I'm a bit tired tonight MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #39
You're both right. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #42
Yes, that's correct, Manny Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #46
The problem is that there are no external financial assets in the trust fund Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #20
So, what you are saying is that US Government is about to default on one sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #25
No, I"m not saying we are about to default. We don't need to Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #36
But are you saying it's more OK to default on SS payments MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #40
Depends on your perspective, I suppose Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #45
The US Govt has never and will never default on its obligation to any of its sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #48
US Gov has defaulted multiple times. In the modern era, with Liberty gold bonds Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #54
Lol, I've read all that before. And it's interesting how it neglects the actual sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #47
The bonds in which the trust fund is invested say "backed by the full faith and credit of the US" lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #29
You are wrong Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #38
The SS trust fund is part of the public debt. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #41
Thank you. Amazing to see this garbage on DU, seriously. The decades old sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #49
Not a complete red herring. Look how BushCo used it. savannah43 Dec 2012 #32
But Ronnie Raygun needed the money to buy more bombs! WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #4
As did, unfortunately... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #10
Yeah, but Ronnie got the ball rolling WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #13
Very true... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2012 #53
And they (Rethugs) laughed at Al Gore's Social Security Lock Box. n/t Fla Dem Dec 2012 #23
I forgot about that. Al? Write something about that, please? savannah43 Dec 2012 #33
The change was made around 1960 Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #15
History will not be nice to Ronnie. He cut taxes and then A Simple Game Dec 2012 #17
Incredibly inaccurate Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #14
Current SS trust fund receipts are $837,827 LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2012 #19
SS will always be mostly funded by current income Yo_Mama Dec 2012 #21
You know Lordquinton Dec 2012 #28
You are not factoring in that this "fund" is earning interest Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #34
How many more decades is this false narrative about SS going to persist? sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #50
Amen. The truth is out there! savannah43 Dec 2012 #24
This is worded badly. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #30
the biggest problem social security faces is.... madrchsod Dec 2012 #44
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