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From a government website:

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0197.htm


"Debate about the future of Social Security and Medicare centers around the fact that as the Baby Boomers retire, tax revenues will decrease and expenditures will increase. If program expenditures exceed tax revenues for too long, the trust fund will be depleted and the program will be insolvent (Congressional Budget Office). Both Medicare and Social Security have substantial unfunded liabilities, which are calculated by subtracting the value of future taxes and the trust fund balance from the value of future benefit payments."  


Substantial unfunded liabilities. And "substantial," in this case, actually means MONSTROUSLY, MIND-NUMBINGLY, GARGANTUANLY, HUGE.

But we can't cut the spending. No-sirree. Because the left rear tire of the bus we're on is still on the cliff, and the fall hasn't yet begun.

You liberals are so mature. THE MONEY TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS ISN'T THERE. ANYWHERE. But it's better in your minds to ignore the problem than it is to manage the crisis in a controlled fashion. Unbelievable.




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Re: From the Thom Hartmann blog...
By: Decomposed
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Wed, 31 Aug 11 4:52 PM
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re: "if he's learned one thing ... it's don't cut Medicare and Social Security."

Right-o! Far better to drive the nation into economic ruin!

The present value of Social Security and Medicare obligations are on the order of FIFTY TRILLION DOLLARS.

That's about $177,000 for every person in the United States. Do all of YOU have enough money lying around to pay your family's portion of this cost? (because the government sure doesn't have it.)

Do you understand that you will have to pay it, not for your own benefit, but for someone else's - that "someone" being a person who will likely receive far more in benefits today than he ever contributed himself?

And do you realize that because of America's aging workforce and diminishing contributions, Social Security and Medicare probably won't be of much help when YOU need them?

Just wondering.

And I do apologize for letting little things like reality get in the way of your delusions.


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