fight truth decay对抗真理衰变

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1、GRAYPANTHERSMEDIAWATCHCAMPAIGNKnowtheFactsaboutSocialSecurityNoprogramhasdonemoretoliftolderAmericansoutofpovertythanSocialSecurity.Sowhenpoliticiansandpunditsspreadliesaboutthisvitallyimportantbenefit,keepinmindwhat’sdrivingthem:1.Ideology:Theydon’tbelievethatgovernmentshouldpro

2、videretirementbenefitsfortheelderlyorsupportforpeoplewithadisability,widowsandorphans.2.Cronyism:They’dliketoseetheirfriendsonWallStreetmakebillionsbyadministeringprivateretirementaccounts.Fighttruthdecay!Armyourselfwiththefacts.Lie:SocialSecurityisgoingbankrupt.TheSimpleTruth:So

3、cialSecurityissolvent.Morefacts:SocialSecuritytodayhasa$2.6trillionsurplusandcanpayouteverybenefitowedtoeveryeligibleAmericanforthenext27years.Fromthatpointforward,itwillstillbeabletoprovide75-80percentofallbenefits.Andifweliftthecaponcontributionssothatrichpeoplepaytheirfairshar

4、e,wecanfunditindefinitely.Lie:SocialSecurityiscontributingtothefederaldeficit.TheSimpleTruth:SocialSecuritypaysforitself.Morefacts:SocialSecurityisfundedbyaseparatepayrolltax,hasnotcontributedonepennytothefederaldeficit,andbylawcannotdoso,ever!Withaseparatefundingsourceandseparat

5、efiscalsystem,itiscompletelydetachedfromthefederaloperatingbudget.Thefederalbudgetdeficitwascausedprimarilybythreethings:1)unfundedwarsinIraqandAfghanistan,2)Bush-erataxcutsforthewealthy,and3)theWallStreetbailouts.Lie:Wehavetoraisetheretirementagebecausepeoplearelivinglonger.TheS

6、impleTruth:Americansarespendingthesameamountoftimeinretirementthantheydid70yearsago.Morefacts:Peoplearelivingapproximatelythesamenumberofyearsinretirementastheywereinthe1930s,whenSocialSecuritybegan.Themainreasonaveragelifeexpectancyishigheristhatmanyfewerpeoplenowdieinchildhood.

7、3Andhere’sanotherfact:It’smainlythewell-offwhoarelivinglonger.Since1972,lifeexpectancyhasincreased6.5yearsforworkersinthetophalfoftheincomebrackets,butlessthantwoyearsforthoseinthebottomhalf.Lowincomeworkers,peopleinphysicallydemandingjobsandsomeminoritygroupsgenerallyhavelowerli

8、feexpectanciesandwillbemostdramaticallya