> > SS is and always has been pay as you go and so, > > insomuch as it is not paid for by normal tax > > dollars, it shouldn't be included in the normal > > budget figures. It is irrelevant to the discussion. > > Bhairitu: > Senator Bernie Sanders says SS is funded until 2043 > and there is no crisis... > "For young, single workers all Social Security promises (a promise it can't even afford to keep) is about a 1.5 percent real rate of return. What it can afford to pay is more like half a percent, which is more like passbook interest than a real investment return.
Polls consistently show that strong majorities of younger workers don't expect to ever collect any Social Security benefits..." http://tinyurl.com/3vlv85m
