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Obama, is he or isn’t he … real?

…Glen Greenwald correct in that people should not be surprised with Obama’s appointments? Maybe, but then based on the above Obama words, that would mean we (you and I) just…

HOW TO PAY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

…Social Security “deficit” to the taxable payroll. But this time we are going to look at what happens after 2035: year……….payroll,,,,,,,deficit……….percent 2035……….17746………622……………3.51 2040……….22198………758…………….3.41 2045……….27713………892…………….3.22 2050……….34504………1073……………3.11 2055……….42876………1344……………3.13 2060……….53269………1726……………3.24 2065……….66177………2225……………3.36 2070……….82183………2909……………3.54 2075………102035………3822……………3.75…

Paying for Social Security Redux

…table above comparing the Social Security “deficit” to the taxable payroll. But this time we are going to look at what happens after 2035: year……….payroll,,,,,,,deficit……….percent 2035……….17746………622……………3.51 2040……….22198………758…………….3.41 2045……….27713………892…………….3.22 2050……….34504………1073……………3.11 2055……….42876………1344……………3.13…