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
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
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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.
Homeland Security
Younger workers feared they would not have sufficient income after they retired.
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.
The first President to borrow funds from the Social Security Fund was President Lyndon B. Johnson. In 1968, Johnson signed legislation allowing the federal government to use the Social Security Trust Fund to finance general government operations. This practice of borrowing from the Trust Fund continued over the years, leading to ongoing debates about the impact on the long-term solvency of Social Security.