No president can borrow from social security or any other gocvernment agency. Social security is controlled by the US Congress. Congress has made a long-time practice of borrowing all the money collected from social security taxes ( FICA) and spending it in the general fund. The social security fund consists entirely of "IOUs "( bonds) from the US treasury.
No president can borrow from social security or any other gocvernment agency. Social security is controlled by the US Congress. Congress has made a long-time practice of borrowing all the money collected from social security taxes ( FICA) and spending it in the general fund. The social security fund consists entirely of "IOUs "( bonds) from the US treasury.
Yes, why not, I'm sure he paid into it.
an aging population
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Privatizing Social Security would put younger workers at the mercy of fluctuating stock market returns
Privatizing Social Security would put younger workers at the mercy of fluctuating stock market returns
George W. Bush raided and spent a total of $1.37 trillion of Social Security surplus during his eight years as president. In his last year, he spent $192.2 billion, which averages out to more than $526 million per day.
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Younger workers feared they would not have sufficient income after they retired.
George W. Bush sought to address the long-term sustainability and financial challenges facing the Social Security system by proposing its privatization. He believed that allowing individuals to invest a portion of their Social Security contributions in private accounts could generate higher returns and give people more control over their retirement savings. Bush argued that this reform was necessary to ensure that the system could meet the needs of future beneficiaries amid demographic shifts, such as an aging population and declining worker-to-retiree ratios.
Payer dollars, particularly social programs such as education, welfare, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The tax cuts and deficit spending of former US President George W. Bush's administration.
Younger workers feared they would not have sufficient income after they retired.