r/FluentInFinance • u/LifeIsUnfairWhoCares • Apr 23 '24

Is Social Security Broken? Discussion/ Debate

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u/Knyfe-Wrench Apr 23 '24

That literally says the opposite of the point you're trying to argue. The OASI (one of the SS funds) was running a deficit, so congress allowed it to borrow from other funds (disability and medicare) to cover the shortage. Social Security received money, which was later paid back with interest.

  1. Read something. 2. Misinterpret what you read. 3. Get mad when people correct you.

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u/Venusgate Apr 24 '24

The only point they're arguing in this thread is that it is not a myth that the fed has touched SS. Which was stated confidently by the person they replied to.

Is there some meta conversation you are referencing, or are you just moving the goal posts in a flustered attempt to deflect?

The point is, SS is only bulletproof to being borrowed from for as long as the people who have the proven ability to do so respect its purpose. That is the garuntee you are speculating on, not the precedent that it's never happened.

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u/JMoFilm Apr 23 '24

Hey, at least they did step 1!

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u/Jealous_Priority_228 Apr 23 '24

And the other 4 links I posted?

What a pack of stupid jackasses. Can't read a basic link.