Spurring new demands to overhaul the nation's health-care system, Medicare trustees announced Tuesday that the program's biggest fund for serving the elderly would run out of money in eight years. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Fact challenged and biased. Putting this on the front page and featuring statements by republicans opposed to social programs shows the paper injecting political bile into their newspaper journalism.
The Social Security Trust Fund is expected to run out of money in 2037, according to the trustees’ report.
A twisted lie, commonly spread. Having current expenditures exceed currently legislated receipts is not “running out of money.”
Minor balance restoration is attempted by late inclusion of statements of others, but the tone is set.