Click to email us your

comments & suggestions

Click to go BACK to our health care

reform main page

A surprising article from CNN states:

Can I count on Social Security to be there?

You can. Despite what you may hear about the system going broke, the funds from workers' payroll taxes will cover all retirees' payments until 2016 even if no changes are made to the current program. After that the Social Security Administration can cover full benefits until 2037 by cashing in its Treasury bonds from the Social Security trust fund. And when the bonds run out, income from payroll taxes would be enough to cover about 75% of payments for decades.

That said, the government is looking at ways to shore up the system...

Read the full CNN article

From healthcarereform.gov

What is the economic benefit of providing health insurance to those currently uninsured?

A: Insuring Americans currently without insurance would save between $75B and $125B per year or ¾ percent of GDP. Health reform is essential to protect American families from the increasing cost of care and assure all Americans high-quality affordable health care.

For more information on how health reform will benefit businesses and save taxpayer dollars, please see The Economic Case for Health Reform