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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Cogito who wrote (672203)2/15/2005 12:23:56 AM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (2) of 769667
 
Actually, the shortfall in Social Security should only be temporary, though lasting a couple of decades.

Requiring 75% of the federal budget by 2075. Based on my understanding it is not transitory. There are things we can do to change the math. One solution would be to increase retirement age.

Yes, you are correct, MediCare is much worse. If we cannot make the necessary changes to patch SS, how can any politicians be expected to address MediCare?

If one does not start bailing water from a sinking ship soon enough, it sinks.

President Bush may not have understood the extent of the problem with MediCare in 1998 when he began stumping on fixing Social Security. It takes a while to get a big ship turned around. He probably is correct that he needs to focus on one issue and leave the next one to future Presidents.
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