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"Social
Security is simply a tax. Like all taxes, the money collected is spent
immediately as general revenues to fund the federal government. The Social
Security trust fund does not exist, and Social Security 'surpluses' are
nothing more than an accounting ledger showing that contributions exceeded
benefits paid for a given calendar year -- not that the excess was put
aside. ... Allowing people to opt out of Social Security would force the
federal government to admit it has been stealing money from Social Security
for decades. ... No matter what politicians promise, Social Security reform
will not change the fact that your money is taken from your paycheck and
sent to Washington, where it will be spent." -- Rep. Ron Paul |
SOCIAL
SECURITY AND ITS DISCONTENTS
edited by Michael D. Tanner
"A must-have compilation of the best work on Social Security reform."
-- Larry Lindsay, former chairman, President's Council of Economic Advisors |
