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Originally Posted by Imperator
Well we have been here before...a) stop taking the ss surplus and spending it..leaving behind i.o.u.’s that are meaningless and worse, give a false sense of security....b) take the surplus and invest it so as to gain returns above the abysmal 2.5% its gets now....c) get folks off ss that have not contributed to the system.
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One problem with that is that the surplus is so large that saving or investing it would be worse than spending it. You cant simply have trillions sitting around. Instead, lower taxes to where there is a small surplus, and let the people keep the rest.