Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 | 2:02 a.m.
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill allowing Social Security surplus funds to be used to pay for his “war on poverty” program. Since then, Congress has spent every dime, and it’s predicted that the trust fund will run out in 2033. You can’t spend IOUs!
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