Has the U.S. Congress really borrowed trillions from Social Security to use for government spending?

The questioner on Quora wants to know “Has the U.S. Congress really borrowed trillions from Social Security to use for government spending?” The Seniors Center President Dan Perrin, who is Quora’s top-ranked Social Security writer, answers “In Washington, the Democrats often accuse the Republicans of “raiding” the Social Security Trust Fund. And the Republicans accuse…

Has Congress really borrowed trillions from Social Security for government spending?

The Seniors Center President Dan Perrin answered “Has the U.S. Congress really borrowed trillions from Social Security to use for government spending?” on Quora: Yes. In 1983, The Greenspan Commission came up with a plan to save money to provide for the retirement of the Baby Boom Generation. President Reagan and the Democrat-controlled Congress agreed with…