On: 30 Years Ago They Retired at 35: An Update

[chadzawistowski]

I don't know why you think social security is necessarily unsustainable. It's been running a massive surplus since the 80s. Unfortunately it was borrowed from to finance wars in the middle east, but that's not a problem with social security.

http://www.accuracy.org/release/social-security-has-a-large-...

[hnnewguy → chadzawistowski]

>It's been running a massive surplus since the 80s.

When the boomers were in their prime earning years, supporting a smaller, aged cohort.