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Today, Social Security provides insurance coverage to almost 153 million workers and their families, and benefits to close to 46 million people of all ages. For a worker with average income, a spouse and two small children, Social Security’s survivor protection is equivalent to a life insurance policy with a face value of $374,000. For the same worker, Social Security’s disability benefits are worth more than a $234,000 disability policy. More than 3.8 million Social Security beneficiaries are children of deceased, retired, or disabled workers; 4.8 million are widow(er)s; and over 5 million are disabled workers. Just under 3 in 10 Social Security beneficiaries are under age 65. Seven percent are under age 18, 9 percent are 18 through 54, and 13 percent are 55 through 64.
SOCIAL SECURITY IS ONE OF THE FEW GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT WORKS!!!!!
http://www.socsec.org/publications.asp?pubid=503
* Reason #1: Today’s insurance to protect workers and their families against death and disability would be threatened.
* Reason #2: Creating private accounts would make Social Security’s financing problem worse, not better.
* Reason #3: Creating private accounts could dampen economic growth, which would further weaken Social Security’s future finances.
* Reason #4: Privatization has been a disappointment elsewhere.
* Reason #5: The odds are against individuals investing successfully.
* Reason #6: What you get will depend on whether you retire when the market is up or down.
* Reason #7: Wall Street would reap windfalls from your taxes.
* Reason #8: Private accounts would require a new government bureaucracy.
* Reason #9: Young people would be worse off.
* Reason # 10: Women stand to lose the most.
* Reason #11: African Americans and Latin Americans also would become more vulnerable under privatization.
* Reason #12: Retirees will not be protected against inflation.