You can call it what you want but it doesn't impact how people view SS. Pol won't touch it because they want to get reelected and I would guess less than 1% of the general public understand how SS works and the state it is in.
The reason you have only heard of fixes such as increased taxes, lower benefits, and later retirement date is because those are the only options. There are only two "knobs" to turn: increase the amount of money coming in and/or decrease the amount of money going out. This is basic budgeting and SS is a pay as you go program.
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Originally Posted by Guest
I did not mean that as a personal attack and apologize. But if we continue to refer to "SS Trust Fund" it takes the urgency away which I believe all pols and most people getting a check want to do. The only fixes I've heard agreement on mean increased taxes, lower benefits, and later retirement date for future retiries (our children and grandchildren) and that is not ok for some of us.
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