Monday, September 12, 2011

Social Security Trouble

There were 53.4 million social security beneficiaries last year but only 93.6 million private sector workers paying FICA taxes. That's 1.75 full time, private workers per retiree! The government paid out $577B but only took in $545B leaving a $32B deficit that had to be borrowed.

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