Social Security and Immigration
It is a well-known fact that Social
Security is in danger of failing within the next ten years. The massive amount of
Baby Boomers that are approaching retirement will create a top heavy financial burden
on the system that cannot be compensated for with the current workforce
population. The only solution to the problem is to immediately increase the
base of people paying into the system while gradually decreasing the overall
costs of maintaining it until fiscal equilibrium is reached.
I believe it would be possible to
achieve this goal if we provided amnesty to all illegal immigrants currently in
the country. They would have to pay a fine, pass a background check, be banned
from receiving government paid for social services and suffer a heavier social
security tax for a period of five years. They must pass an accelerated naturalization
process as citizenship must become a requirement. Further immigration should then
be regulated to match the work force needed to maintain the social security system.
We will then need to secure our
boarders. We could use the troops that are returning from foreign shores to man
a great wall from coast to coast. Building
it and enforcing it is not only feasible but would help stimulate the economy
by providing permanent jobs. Other benefits would include maintaining the
military industrial complex without creating a war, reducing the flow of contraband
and enforcing tariffs. Let’s turn this problem into a solution!
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