Many of the comments here reflect a great deal of ignorance about Social Security--too bad.  A few minor changes will assure that it provides a sound base for many well past the 2033 date when pay-ins will not match pay-outs.  If we allowed the illegal immigrants to get to citizenship somehow, they would be paying into...more

'Entitlement" means you are entitled to receive it when you reach the qualifying age or are disabled.  Do you have both boots on the correct feet?

Learn to spell, read the facts, then you might--I say 'might'--start to make sense.

Soylent Green was a great movie.  Something to be sure doesn't really happen.  The Republicans would love to make it true.

Another couple of people who'll be sucking the Medicaid tit, while still cursing the government.

Jamie did the math correctly. Compounding interest makes all the difference.  Don't touch that money.  Put it in an IRA (preferably ROTH, but a regular IRA is OK, just not tax-free when you retire).  I put $2000/year in a regular IRA when they were initiated back in the 1980's.  I only put $1000 in the IRA a couple of ...more

It's a crime that you have to.  If the ultra-rich shared a little, you'd be able to live a little better.

Keep in mind that the average teller in the average bank branch probably makes less than a manager at McDonald's.

Does no one take pity on the poor suffering bankers?