"Social Security:'An Absolute Disgrace'?" by Center for American Progress:

“Social Security:’An Absolute Disgrace’?” by Center for American Progress:

July 10, 2008, 1:00am

During a recent town hall meeting in Denver, CO, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) called the “present” Social Security “setup” — in which “we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today” — “an absolute disgrace” that’s “gotta be fixed.”