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Old 02-09-2011, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Princess Doreen View Post
If all the money paid into SS over the decades actually had stayed in a SS account, the program wouldn't be in any trouble whatsoever.
SS isn't in trouble. That's just something that people who want to privatize it say. If nothing is done, it's fine until 2037, and after that, it can pay out at 78% of what it should. If nothing at all is ever done. A few small tweaks (raising the cap works very well) and that 78% payout is readily fixed, as has been done in the past.
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