What's the Truth?
The major welfare program, AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), is less than 2% of federal spending in 1996 -- hardly a budget buster.
People who want to end Social Security ignore a key reason the system may run out of funds - that that income over $62,700 is exempt from FICA tax! Ending this exemption while keeping limits on the benefits for wealthy people would take care of 90% of any revenue shortfall, according to the Social Security Administration.
When politicians claim to be "saving" us, who are they really trying to save?
Last modified: 19 February 1997
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