Allen W. Smith

As the arguments and counterarguments continue in the Social Security debate, the public is very confused. Both Republicans and Democrats share the blame for the Social Security fraud, so we can’t expect to get the truth from our representatives. Millions of Americans trust the AARP to look out for them and their interests. But my personal experience with the AARP, during my long struggle to expose the Social Security fraud, leads me to have grave doubts about the AARP’s commitment to its members and the public in general. Having been a member of the AARP throughout my adult life, I expected it to enthusiastically support my efforts to expose the Social Security fraud. But I was very wrong.

Those who believe the baby boomers are to blame for Social Security’s financial problems are dead wrong. The boomers are not the villains. They are the victims! The boomers have already contributed more to Social Security than any previous generation.

The primary Social Security problem is that $2.7 trillion of the money that is supposed to be in the trust fund is missing. The government embezzled the surplus revenue resulting from the 1983 payroll tax hike and used it as a slush fund for non-Social Security purposes.