I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.

In 1935, the year Social Security was created, the poverty rate for seniors was over 70%.

Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem.

I don't know of any bills we have. My pension and Social Security aren't huge, but between them we do nicely. We don't require a whole lot.

So there is a bookkeeping way to say that I am not using the Social Security cash flow, but the overall effect on the taxpayer and the economy is the same. The government is borrowing additional net money.

What was this individual's middle name, and by the way, oh, I need the social security number.