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Originally posted by Enzo Scifo:
No need to exxagerate however, just enough to create a good social security.

Define "enough for good social security." Because even with Democrats in control of the White House or Congress, Social Security has been spinning down the tubes for well over 3 decades. No longer is it an old age pension as designed by President Roosevelt. It has turned into a corrupt honeypot for a variety of Americans, who receive full benefits with little or no contribution.

President Bush hasn't wrecked social security, it has been eaten away by cancer for some time now. Even the official SSI website states that it is going to essentially be bankrupt in the not-so-distant future (which means that working people my age will never, ever see benefits, despite contributing for most of our adult lives).

And excessive or even increased taxation isn't going to help, since the majority of Americans already pay more than their fair share in taxes. The middle class in the country will continue to be worse off unless changes are made, none of which will help if Senator Clinton is elected. People need to have more of their money in their hands. Social Security needs to be brought back to what it was intended to be - an old age pension to support retired seniors.