Supplement the fund with some of the billions we give away to other countries
Rogerof FL6:09AM April 08, 2012
How about a one percent tax on all capital gains going into the Social Security trust fund. Since one percent of all earners have 40 percent of the countries wealth, this would certainly help with the social security shortfall.
Mr Billof PA4:23AM April 08, 2012
We can always make the previous presidential administrations repay all the loans that were made out of the American workers S.S.I.trust fund with all of there benifit due them and reduce there widows benifits to 10%. we also need to suspend any payments to all politition across the nation. we need to make the attempt to rob the S.S.I trust fund by any politition a crime against the American People and consider that act as nothing less then treason.
A.J.Villaof CA3:06AM April 08, 2012
As ususal, take away from those less fortunate in order to give to the "haves" talk about american greed...disgusting and shameful.
harriettof ME8:08PM April 07, 2012
Want to really fix it fast???? Make CONGRESS pay back everything they stole from Social Security. Too many times they have used Social Security to fix their Budget problems that were caused by either poor planning of to provide for stupid "porkP projects.
Clinton Parksof ME5:18PM April 07, 2012
There is NO social security fund. The "fund" comprises IOUs from the treasury and the money taken in is spent as part of general expenditure. So silly suggestions such as putting part of the fund into securities means reducing money available for current government expenditures thus requires budget cuts to finance such reckless investments. They are reckless because the benefits of the investments will accrue to banks and brokers let alone the market risk now evident in stocks and bonds (government debt). Soc. Sec age must be increased and quickly to 70. Early Soc. Sec. age lifted immediately from 62 to 65 and phased out over 10 years to match the age 70 date. Cap of 106k should be increased moderately and now....say 110k immediately perhaps increasing to 125k over the next 5 years. Bold steps people!!!!!
williamof TX3:23PM April 07, 2012
What I do not understand is why in 2010 employers did not have to pay their 6.2% when hiring previoulsy unemployed workers and for 2011 and 2012, the employees are only paying 4.2% instead of 6.2%. When all indications are that we need to put more into the fund, not less. Never figured out how that will help us in 2037 when my husband and I will be in our 80's and hoping to be collecting Social Security!!
I agree with increasing the annual cap.
Margieof FL2:54PM April 07, 2012
No. All that needs to be done is to stop our robber baron elected officials from skimming off the top of social security funds. Every president since Lyndon Johnson has been stealing and spending from social security.
Wyonna Young of LA8:38AM April 06, 2012
Modify the social security tax cap. Cut defense budget and do not eliminate estate tax. These are my preferences.
amof WA10:02AM April 05, 2012
As usual people who write articles on how to fix Social Security fail to include the one the that will definitely fix Social Security. That is to make all politicians take Social Security benefits when they retire instead of the private retirement program(s) they get, that are also funded by the taxpayers, when they retire. Politician have no incentive to make Social Security better if they don't have "skin in the game". In addition the government should not be allowed to "borrow" money from Social Security to pay for other any other programs.
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