Trustees Report on Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds for 2014
The report is out with much the same problems noted. When are the President and Congress going to act? The Social Security Disability Fund will be bankrupt by 2016 unless legislation is passed. It is totally unfair to have my retirement benefits cut because the Social Security Disability Fund is bankrupt but that is one proposal from the Administration and Senate Democrats. Why not review the recipients again as required by law? Many of these recipients are not disabled but judged to have back problems and depression. Many back problems can be treated with exercise, alternative therapies, and drugs. Many depressives can be treated with exercise, counseling, and drugs. The program is being scammed by recipients, too helpful doctors, states such as Oregon and Washington, and consultants who receive $2,000 to $3,000 by converting Medicaid recipients to Disability recipients. No wonder the program is bankrupt! I ask your support in demanding immediate action to save the Social Security Disability Fund from bankruptcy and to put the two other critical trust funds on a stable path.
Sam Allen
