The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Sgt. Maj. Eve, Reporting for Duty
“1st Woman Takes Charge of Army’s Drill Sergeants”–headline, Associated Press, Sept. 18
The Good News Is He Finally Got His Answer
“John T. Elson, Editor Who Asked ‘Is God Dead?’ at Time, Dies at 78”–headline, New York Times, Sept. 18
Trust Us!
From a Money magazine feature titled “What You Need to Know About Social Security”:
QUESTION 1: Can I count on Social Security to be there?
You can. Despite what you may hear about the system going broke, the funds from workers’ payroll taxes will cover all retirees’ payments until 2016 even if no changes are made to the current program. After that the Social Security Administration can cover full benefits until 2037 by cashing in its Treasury bonds from the Social Security trust fund.
That’s great news, all the SSA has to do is cash its Treasury bonds. That means the money will come from the government, not the taxpayers!
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