Roosevelt used SS funds to build the Atomic Bomb, Truman used SS Funds, Eisenhower used SS to build the Interstate and Kennedy and every President since has used SS Funds. The so called Social Security Trust Fund exists in name only, and they are comingled with the general fund.
The above is an over-simplification of the SS Fund. Money collected for SS goes to the SS Administration, which uses the proceeds to pay out current claims, then looks to put the surplus funds into some place to save it for future use. The safest place to invest such money turns out to be U.S. Treasury bonds - thus, the SS Administration goes to the bond market, and buys US Treasury bond. These bonds are a U.S. Government "I.O.U." to the holder, to pay them back their principle, plus X amount of interest, 30 years (usually) in the future.
Thus, the funds' AREN'T co-mingled, or "raided", or otherwise. Rather, the SS Administration is the largest creditor of the U.S. government; the impact of this is that Congress has become lazy, being seduced by the easy availability of credit (as they can count on the SS Administration to buy any U.S. Treasury bond that Congress has them float to pay for projects). The concern is that the normal U.S. budget (which does NOT include the SS fund) has failed to account for the fact that the SS Administration is lowering its purchase of bonds (as the yearly expenditures of the SS go up while SS revenue goes down, due to demographic changes), and that the SS Administration will shortly begin to actually cash in bonds (i.e. expecting money back). The normal U.S. budget hasn't taken into consideration that the SS Administration won't be a huge creditor anymore, and, in fact, will begin to "pull out" money from the U.S. government, rather than invest in it.
The above is complex, but, the reality is that the actual SS fund ISN'T directly being raided for anything. Rather, the normal U.S. budget process has become addicted to the easy credit that the SS fund has provided.
As a side note, the time period where the SS annual expenditures outweighs annual revenue is coming soon - likely sometime around 2023. However, the actual Fund itself still has significant savings at that point, and it will take about another 15 years before the fund is actually "broke" (i.e. has redeemed all the U.S. bonds it has, and still expenditures outweigh revenue).
No. Social Security retirement (vs. SSI) is not based on income or assets.
Show the Social Security Administration that you have little or no income/assets and that you are either over age 65 or "permanently and totally" disabled as defined by Social Security regulations.
Social Security benefits are not "means tested" - i.e., there is no limit to the amount of property or other assets you may own. Millionaires receive Social Security benefits. Are you referring instead to Supplemental Security Income?
The Social Security Act of 1935 provided for Aid to the Blind, among other programs. It was for persons with little or no income/assets who were "legally blind" (i.e., as defined in Social Security regulations). It was largely replaced by Supplemental Security Income in 1974,
Social Security guidelines varies by state. Usually it depends on your income and your ability to work, not by your assets, you'd need to talk to a case worker from Social Security office in your state, or Google your states eligibility guidelines for qualification.
No effect at present. Social security trust funds are not being used in the bailout. Of course, there is an ongoing concern that the funds in social security are insufficient to meet future demands. It would be difficult to be more precise than this, because the government will be buying "troubled assets" that may have value in the future.
You need proof of: age (either under 18 or over 65) OR proof of disability (as defined by Social Security - receipt of Social Security disability and/or SSI meets this requirement); residence; income and assets; citizenship.
SSI is Supplemental Security Income, a means-tested form of welfare available only to disabled people and seniors 65 and older whose income and assets fall below a certain poverty threshold. SSI is administered by the Social Security Administration.
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No. Social Security Disability payments are not based on assets, but on income. Owning a house may affect SSI (Supplemental Security Income) payments, especially if the house is particularly large, valuable, or the individual owns more than one house.
Yes, if you are a citizen with little or no income/assets and you are at least 65, or not yet 18, or permanently and totally disabled as defined by Social Security regulations.
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