This makes Pres Bush look like a man of vision, doesn't it?????

Question

In 2005, in a state of the Union address Pres Bush mentioned the Social Secutity program is in trouble, and asked for a bipartisan study of the issue.People painted him as the man who was out to steal our social security, and members of congress said there was nothing wrong with it.Now, with 60 million baby boomers about to sign up for social security, people are starting to worry about it, and some politicians are agreeing, there may be a problem.
Could it be Pres Bush was thinking of the next generation, while our politicians were thinking of the next election.
Pres Bush has every right to say "I told you so."

Answer 1

I agree. If you read more into the social security issue though...it is not just the baby boomers. It is also the imigrants illegal or not that will also be able to collect. I work for this money and I had better get my share of it when I reach that age or else it's nothing but stealing my hard earned money. Plus, I must say that I like it when someone comes along and sounds intelligent and does not bash our president. We are the ones who voted.

Answer 2

The social security issue has been on teh table for a while... In fact Alan Greenspan has been talking about it for years, that is after he was on the panel that made the last "stop gap" fix for the fund....and Alan Greenspan was not the first, either... not by a long stretch... people have had issues with SS since before it was even approved...

if you really believe that Bush said something about SS first, and the congress ignored it, it is no wonder you think Bush is a visionary.

Answer 3

GHW Bush started taking the monthly surplus of SS and putting it in the general fund. That practice is still being continued. The Social Security fund is being robbed. Why doesn't somebody address that? SS is not the one that is in trouble according to Alan Greenspan. Its Medicare and GW's prescription drug program, which allows for no dickering on prices, has made it worse. So, no, he has no right, whatsoever, to say "I told you so".

Answer 4

Bush puts the SS money into his pocket, as simple as 1+1=2

Answer 5

BUSH PLEDGES NOT TO TOUCH SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS... "We're going to keep the promise of Social Security and keep the government from raiding the Social Security surplus." [President Bush, 3/3/01]

...BUSH SPENDS SOCIAL SECURITY SURPLUS The New York Times reported that "the president's new budget uses Social Security surpluses to pay for other programs every year through 2013, ultimately diverting more than $1.4 trillion in Social Security funds to other purposes." [The New York Times, 2/6/02]

Answer 6

Oh, please! Bush continues to siphon social security into the general fund and will be the cause of bankrupting it along with the entire U.S. budget. The only thing Bush thinks about his bank account.

Answer 7

President Bush sees Social Security as some form of socialism, hence he would like to get rid of it entirely, just as he would like to obliterate Medicare and other programs which are supported by our tax dollars.

Answer 8

if you ask me anyone who was paying attention to where the money was really going could have said that too. a man of vision? not especially, no. then again, perhaps i'm bitter about sending billions of dollars to be in a country where we aren't wanted and we can't spend a few million to solve some of our domestic problems.

Answer 9

I don't believe you Annita!

Answer 10

Bush is an idiot! period.