George Will explains fundamental paradox of Tea Party

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Social Security pays for itself so this idea that its together in the federal budget is nonsense.

[kennedyt]

@screwopenborders in theory it does. but with the baby boomers aging and the birth rate dropping the funding for SS just doesn't work mathematically. It should be a self perpetuating service but with so few people paying taxes and the age disparity- it is not.