My solution for solving the Social Security / Medicare problem....
Or at least, a step toward extending its lifespan (since there are admittedly no quick fixes to the problem)....
(Posted by me, at news.yahoo.com)
Here's a crazy idea: ELIMINATE all Retirement, SSI, and SSDI benefits for illegal immigrants, and apply a formula that pro-rates people's Social Security checks based on their lifetime earnings (for example, if you've earned an average of $150K annually, you receive a much smaller SS check than someone who earns $30K a year).
Only legal citizens who pay into the system should be recipients, and it should be based on economic need, not arbitrary age.
(Posted by me, at news.yahoo.com)
Here's a crazy idea: ELIMINATE all Retirement, SSI, and SSDI benefits for illegal immigrants, and apply a formula that pro-rates people's Social Security checks based on their lifetime earnings (for example, if you've earned an average of $150K annually, you receive a much smaller SS check than someone who earns $30K a year).
Only legal citizens who pay into the system should be recipients, and it should be based on economic need, not arbitrary age.