The Lies Our Politicians Want You To Believe, Number One!

1. Social Security is Broke. The social security system is NOT broke. There is a 3.5 trillion dollar surplus. The problem is that our fearless leaders have been borrowing from us. The money is placed in Treasury Notes, which is just an IOU from the federal government. The government had their fun with our money and we want them to fulfill their promise. I have, for example, paid into Social Security for over 40 years. My employers have also paid into this on my behave for over 40 years. This is my money and the money of everyone that has contributed to this. Now the promises made by our politicians is coming due and they are starting to really sweat. Have you noticed they try to keep this issue from being personal? They talk about Social Security by placing it in the entitlement category and make it sound like this is free money. It is not. We have all worked for years and contributed these funds. Their has already been adjustments to the retirement age and if we need to make additional adjustments, do so, but keep in mind that people are affected by each move. I understand that we live longer, so to adjust the age that we start to receive funds can and should be pushed back. We have to take into consideration what the individual does leading up to retirement. A coal miner or laborer, for example, should have a lower retirement age then a banker, to start receiving Social Security. This should not be pitting the young against the elderly. We should work together to make this work now and for future generations. Some people will say that this should be privatized. Absolutely not. Just look at the recession we are in now and realize, how much the, "Baby Boomer", generation has lost in 401K and real estate money. Social Security is meant to be a safety net, to guard against such economic collapses. There are solutions for S.S. without hurting the average American. We need to start listening to some of the solutions and accept the ones that will solve the problem now and in the future. We also have to start listening to the lies that are thrust upon us by our leaders and call them out on those lies. Make them tell us not just the truth, but the whole truth, untwisted and unvarnished. If they can't we need to replace them with people who will.