Archive for February, 2011

The Social Security Trust Fund Farce

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Earlier this year, news was made when the cash flow was negative for the current social security in 2010. This has prompted many politicians to make the statement made that Social Security is not in danger because of his “trust fund” balance that has been over the years in which a surplus. These statements are both ignorance in regard to the flow of public funds or fraud on the part of politicians. (Probably both)

The important consideration when it comes to “Trust Fund” is coming to understand the cash flow and accounting beyond state resources. If the social security administration, they placed in a Fund. (Often called the “Social Security Trust Fund” is named), this fund invests then the assets of these funds in the coffers of the government. In effect, this means a I.O.U. be exchanged for the totality of the social security tax revenue.

To collect the Social Security Trust Fund, its lending to the government of the United States, it is necessary that the government itself to go write a new debt to make good on these loans. This is what the last sentence of the so-called Trust Fund. In order for the government, well the right to its promises, it has to borrow so much to drive up interest rates and possibly the collapse of the economy. In fact, the Social Security Trust Fund a circle which has implications.

This fact restricts the free spending politicians try, to avoid this fictitious “Trust Fund” as a propaganda tool to control spending, the need for sustainable economic recovery. To understand the true state of public finances should be the people understand that they are not dependent on state subsidies to finance their retirement. The money was already spent, and the cupboard is now bare. Astute investors should try to be financially self-sufficient, so that the inevitable disruptions in state programs dragging them into the abyss.

Is Social Security in Trouble?

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

The social security bill is received. We knew it was coming, GW Bush has tried to do something, but the American people and Congress, he did not say. Now the bill in the mail.

The Congress has borrowed the money for decades that reportedly in a “lockbox” for future pensioners. A small town in West Virginia keeps switching from legally granted by Congress to spend the future of America. to finance around 2.5 billion U.S. dollars borrowed (stolen?) From social security spending out of control, and it is time to call the debt.

Spending on Social Security this year will exceed the income to over $ 29000000000 funds, creating a deficit in the program. All bills languishing in the file will now have to pay to continue the benefits for the people this year to fund retirement. With deficit spending of nasty slovenly by both parties of Congress will now add more deficit spending to pay back the SSA.

Instead of honest and wise stewards of the people have paid money into the system during their working lives, the Congress had been on a spending binge years. Well, once again, the taxpayers foot the bill for their folly.

Mary Johnson, an analyst for the elders of the League, said: “.. This is not only a wake up call, that’s it, we are here we will not be able to put out more”.

Until last IOU, and the government continues to borrow, benefits will be paid. But what if you’re one of those who are planning to retire after 2037? The honest truth is you can no luck, along with all the retirees who are still alive then.

As it stands, the bill will only last so long. And then? Experts do not know the answer, to plan for anyone other than care for his retirement and not rely on the government to finance the project. The race is over, but the uncontrollable Congress is likely to remain the cabinet of the cash payments made to the program and issue promissory notes to other RAID-bills to pay.

How long can you continue this charade before America really failed? Do you think it can not happen? Wake up, look around the rest of the world, and you will see that happening in other countries. Yes, that America is exceptional, but is not immune to the forces of nature or the forces of the financial world.