Reply #24: Sorry, No

[Martin Eden]

You and the president are allowing that argument to be made by those who would destroy Social Security.

That is evidenced by your inability to answer my question about where the lost revenues are coming from and, most importantly, HOW revenues from other sources will be added to the SS Fund. IMO it is vitally important to keep both SS revenues and expenditures separate from other revenues and expenditures. The structure of the program has to be removed from the general equation of budget deficits.

I'm not opposed to a payroll tax cut -- IF it is made up by lifting the income cap on contributions. THAT is where the Social Security equation has to be balanced -- NOT by spending cuts and tax increases elsewhere. Spending cuts and tax increases elsewhere are part of the equation to reduce the deficit, independent of Social Security. Mixing the two is opening a door to lumping SS in with the rest of the budget, and THAT is the beginning of Social Security's demise.