We all can acknowledge -- that sucks!!  And this is why one of our organization's favorite phrases is "DON'T GET SCREWED!!"

I don't know about you, but 84k to ME is a SIGNIFICANT amount of money.  I mean, seriously, think about it.  A vacation to the Maldives like the infamous TomKat honeymoon.  Or an ultra luxurious car or better yet, two years of our highly expensive college education!

Eighty-four thousand dollars is A LOT of money, no matter what you envision buying with it.  The fact remains, it is unfair that our generation is forced to give that much of our tax dollars to a government program that is failing. What is even MORE unfair is that, as of yet, Congress as a whole refuses to address the problems facing Social Security!
Just last month, Senator Smith (R-Oregon) sent a letter to the editor to an Oregon-based monthly magazine stating, "There is no doubt about it, Social Security needs improvement." But obviously, the urgency in the issue is not felt by the Senator because not only did he have no suggestions for fixing it (other than saying personal accounts were NOT the right way) but he implied it will take years of debate and deliberation to come to a solution.

This is unacceptable.  Every year that goes by without reform is costing us billions - adding to that 84k each of us will pay into the system, yet never get back.  The fact that our very own senators think it's ok to put off addressing the problem is, quite frankly, appalling.  And that's why we need students everywhere to tell their elected officials WHAT’S UP.  The NEWS FLASH should be: Senators -- get your act together and start looking out for the interests of our generation!!

Written by Evan Dent

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