Social Security is legally prohibited from contributing to the deficit. It cannot use debt to pay out benefits.
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Social Security has not contributed to the deficit problem.
Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit.
Because Social Security has not contributed to our debt, Americans should be skeptical of any politician who says that benefits Americans have earned must be reduced in order to address our national debt.
I think it's very important not to confuse the importance of dealing with Social Security in the long term with these short-term deficit reduction challenges. They're different issues.
Yes, we can pay the interest on the debt. We can renew the $500 billion worth of bonds that are coming due. We can mail out our Social Security checks. We can make sure those Medicare claims are honored. We can pay our military. We can protect our veterans. But when you get beyond that, the soup gets a little thin.
Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.
Social Security faces a long-term actuarial deficit, yes.
Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.
Social Security is not broke, and Social Security does not need to be privatized.
If we weren't running deficits, if we weren't spending more than we were taking in, there would be no reason whatsoever to increase the debt ceiling.
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