That would depend on what you mean by "much longer". The current projections have it solvent through 2037 on the short side or 2041 on the long side. Of course, we definitely need to fix it, but it isn't like the fund will go to insolvency next year or something. And, curiously enough, there are proposals on the table to fix Social Security and make sure that it has continued financial health.
You can take a look at them and see their actuarial impact if you like: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/solvency/index.html Judah On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 12:10 PM, denstar <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Sam wrote: >> >> You do realize we can't pay social security much longer? > > Hasn't that been the case for freaking years? > > Whyfore is it fine to run on debt for War, but not for Health? > > :den > > -- > It is hard to contend against one's heart's desire; for whatever it > wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul. > Heraclitus > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:313663 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
