Future of Social Security

ALL OPINION

Bush has not detailed a plan making things difficult for the GOP. What to do? Should we bolster social security or that is, remove it? Maybe but consider this...

The elderly make up a good amount of votes and if they know that they are losing social security, what is the chance of re-election? Slim. That is the problem with the Republican controlled House and Senate.

I read through an article on ABC news to come up with a lot of what is fuels this piece. Basically, the future of social security does fall into the hands of the Republicans. Over the next four years, they have a choice. If they remove it, it may not be received well and could affect them being re-elected (unlike Bush who has nothing to lose). They could wait until some time closer to 2042 when "the system will be able to afford to pay only three-fourths of the benefits now due [to]recipients".

A catch phrase from Spider-Man comes to mind: With great power, comes great responsibility. Don't sit back because you are afraid of losing your job. Members of the GOP, take a stand. The people voted and ended up with a Republican majority that is expected to serve the people. So listen to the people and take action on this important issue. No doubt, social security has its issues. I sincerely hope that the Republicans in Congress do something.