You solve the budget

[scooterbug44]

Except that we don't usually turn out in number that are in the double digits so that's why we are ignored.

In 2008, 51% of voters 18-29 voted in the Presidential election.

In midterms in 2006 and 2010 we were in the 20-25% range.

When we are motivated and think it's an important election, we show up.

But even with bad attendance we represent 1/10 US voters and our numbers keep growing.

 

[Matt J]

In 2008, 51% of voters 18-29 voted in the Presidential election.

In midterms in 2006 and 2010 we were in the 20-25% range.

When we are motivated and think it's an important election, we show up.

But even with bad attendance we represent 1/10 US voters and our numbers keep growing.

That's the key problem, every election is important.

 

[Geo]

In case anyone wonders how this liberal would solve the deficit issue-

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?choices=c72k50s0

 

[AlphaCrab]

In the menu of things, add cuts the military budgets and get out of Afghanastan...w/ occupation ending on In aguration Day 2013.

 

[Busta Hustle]

You get partial credit shopper.

Yes, the benefits are skewed toward workers with lower lifetime earnings.

But the limit (106K-2010) means it is not progressive.

The guy making 106K pays them same amount as the guy making 1.6M.

Modest adjustments for the upper 70% of recipients is prudent.

The option is raising taxes.

All the talk of cutting benefits makes it a good time to review a little history. In 1981 Reagan appointed Greenspan to head the National Commission on Social Security Reform. Greenspan recommended and Reagan accepted a "revenue enhancement" (tax increase) so the rate went from 9.35 percent to 15.3 by 1990. This was to build up a war chest for the 20 year later retiring boomers. All in all it garnered $1.69 trillion in new regressive taxes over 20+ years. But those funds were spent for short term budget "enhancements" leaving a bunch of IOU's or T-bills. It's a shell game where money comes in as payroll taxes and exits as deficit spending