re: 56% of GOP voters want govt to pay more in monthly SS benefits/medicare

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We all are. The defining difference is one thing retirement from SS.

All of us want a balanced budget. Most of us want a responsible Gov that still understands it's not their money but tax payers and they work for us.

The difference is they want to end a program and allow the current gov to just take the fund. The other side has a different take. It's stealing from the public. Instead of allowing them to do that, let's explore other options to bring it to an end with out them just stealing that money.

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We're actually butting heads over the wrong issue, the issue is why is SS and Medicare having funding shortfalls when it was supposed to be well funded through payroll taxes and the employers matching contributions.

The issue is......where did the $35 trillion of US debt go? SS and Medicare should have been adequately funded for generations, we should have roads paved in gold and jewel encrusted bridges with $35 trillion of US debt.

Conduct a thorough audit of the $35 trillion of US debt and you'll find out why SS and Medicare are on the precipice of insolvency.