@cynblogger The critical thing that so many people are missing and so much reporting is getting wrong is that Congress does not have the constitutional power to mandate disbursement of funds.
Congress authorizes spending, as no money can be spent from the treasury without Congressional authorization, but it violates separation of powers to say that Congress can require spending.
This is very important for the checks and balances in the US system.
As for Social Security in particular, it's tragic, but generations have been misled about how it works. And that really stinks. They have been lied to, sold a version of the the program that is just false. They have been taxed as if it was a savings program when in reality it was just another tax and just another government program subject to continued funding like any other.
It's really important to start correcting these lies because it's a powder keg waiting to go off at this point.
@ZhiZhu