Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Social Security ReDux

I just read an article on AOL.com that elaborated on the sooner than expected demise of Social Security. As is usual, the article goes on and on about fund insolvency, and time running out, but once again fails to address the whys of the issue itself. Knowing the real history of this issue--not to mention that fact that I am now directly a part of the issue because of my disability--I just had to respond with a non-smart alleck answer that were so prevalent on the site.
My response...

"Everyone--especially our leaders in Washington DC--wants Americans to forget that as of two years ago (2010), Social Security was saved, and the US should be debt free, and in the black financially. Under the leadership of then President Bill Clinton, Congress passed the needed cuts so all the vital govt. programs were secure and we were already on their way to four consecutive years of budgetary surplus.
Then, Gee! Dubya Bushie stepped into office and plundered every solvent program within his first year in office, and began piling up unsustainable levels of debt that the current administration keeps worsening. President Obama seemingly refuses to look to the past success of the Clinton leadership, instead opting to inexplicably outspend even Gee! Dubya, yet expect things to get better. Congress, thanks to the slimy former (and disgraced!) House Speaker Newt Gingrirch, is so partisan than they cannot easily be brought to a peaceful coexistence and work together to really address the budgetary mayhem we now see.
There are now no easy solutions to this entire mess. However, President Obama has failed to actually lead this country towards financial solvency. He can't because he doesn't know how. Plain and simple. We need a leader in the White House who will bring the parties together in a truly cooperative effort. Until then, the US will edge ever closer to financial insolvency and therefore, be on the verge of collapse."


So far since my post, there have been no dissenting opinions to my thoughts. There are however, lots of rants without any other real discussion. I guess people are more concerned with whining rather than offering thoughtful discourse.

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