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Fixing Social Security

By U.S. News Staff

May 7, 2008 RSS Feed Print

If "Many Say Social Security is Healthy Enough" [usnews.com] was a joke, today's young people aren't laughing.

As our generation scrambles to pay off student loans and save for that one-quarter of promised Social Security benefits we won't receive, it seems that many are searching for ways to make the program an even worse deal for future retirees. Sure, we could bring Social Security into long-term balance by raising the retirement age yet again, but what about the fact that those who rely most on Social Security also have the shortest life expectancies? We do need to restore fiscal health to Social Security, but we must do so with a sound conscience.

Ryan Lynch
National Director
Students for Saving Social Security
Washington

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sky satellite digital receiver of AL 11:22PM May 19, 2010

There are far to many people elected to congress without an education even remotely relate financial management or in this case Social Security fund. Therefore, we are getting what should be expected from them. Hiring the person with an unrelated education to do a job creates ineffiency in business, which should be obvious in this case.

Social Security is 21% of the Fed. budget, Medicare & Medicaid is 23%. Notice how Medicare & Medicaid are combined, how about that one! Most of the people and their kids that receive Medicaid have not paid in anywhere near enough to be covered. Where did the kids come from. Well, irresponsible parents in most cases. But they manage to get covered without working 45 years before it's available. Let the Government support them out of the other discretionary account 17% or other mandatory 10% of the federal budget.

This would help separate the people that paid their fair share and the people and their offsprings that are very content on getting by at everyone else's expense.

Chuck of NC 2:21PM February 02, 2010

My 65th birthday was November 2008. When I applied for Medicare back in August 2008, I was working so I only opted for Part A. I lost my job in October 2008 and applied for Part B to Medicare. It took two months for them to acknowledge that they added Part B to my plan. Now I have signed up for Social Security which will start January 2009. But (this is the kicker) although they waited two months to add Part B to my plan, it only took them one week to send me a bill for the $96.40 a month they want me to pay. Funny, when it's money they get from us, suddenly, they have the ability to respond within a week!!! How ironic.

Diana Heil of NV 12:01PM December 21, 2008

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