Yahoo Article Comment By XX:
"The biggest problem with Social Security is that the excess money received in any year over the past 3/4ths of a century has been SPENT ALREADY. If it weren't already spent, there would actually be a trust fund that could pay benefits.
Instead, the government borrows that money and spends it right away in the same year. This is something Republicans and Democrats are now facing: now that the money is spent, they have to borrow more money to pay Social Security back."
Instead, the government borrows that money and spends it right away in the same year. This is something Republicans and Democrats are now facing: now that the money is spent, they have to borrow more money to pay Social Security back."
