Just once I wish they could tell the truth and not spin it. The headline on the video says: Social Security Actuary Confirms: Withholding Checks Would be a Political Decision
The Actuary never said that. Only the Congressman said it, and it was never confirmed. Possibility is it true. But why spin it and destroy credibility? On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Speaking of SS: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5fp35XHk5g > > . > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:24 PM, Jerry Barnes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Excerpt: >> >> The Government Accountability Office provided a report on July 8 about the >> social security statements thegovernment has used to inform the more than >> 150 million workers who have paid into the social security system. >> Traditionally the government sent out statements once a year, presumably to >> help workers plan for retirement. >> >> With little fanfare, the Social Security Administration chose to suspend >> mailings of the statement in March, 2011. The GAO said SSA made this >> decision because of budget constraints. >> >> GAO said SSA has plans to provide online statements, but so far theres no >> timeline and the plans have not been finalized. The online model is >> currently in initial development phases said GAO. Nor does SSA have a cost >> estimate for the new model. >> >> Read more here: >> http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/2011/7/12/ssa-suspends-social-security-statements-expects-shortage-by.html >> >> If one were cynical, he might think that the SSA doesn't want people >> thinking about SS's empty lockbox and that the budget had nothing to do with >> cessation of the report. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:340374 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
