In 2013, AMAC—The Association of Mature American Citizens—took a big step with the creation of the AMAC Foundation, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit entity designed to serve Americans. The Foundation’s mission is to help protect and ensure the financial security, health, and social lives of current and future mature Americans, and to help Americans navigate the bewildering array of decisions they need to make.
The Foundation’s projects and plans include providing factual information that improves understanding of the positive value of Social Security and Medicare and the current and long-term challenges these programs face, as well as providing interpretations by Certified Social Security Advisors through AMAC publications, workshops, webinars, podcasts, and telephone support.
In addition, the Foundation serves all Americans in a variety of capacities, including provision of a source of education on the principles of American Free Enterprise, long-term retirement financial planning, and preparing for life—and potential employment—after retirement.
We invite you to learn more about the Foundation and its operations at www.AmacFoundation.org
First of all, a great site – the public need for honest information on the Social Security topic is huge due often repeated and never challenged myths about the current system designed over 70 years ago. I suggest starting with myths about the ‘trust funds’. I have done my own research, but it is difficult to piece together an honest picture when virtually every writer, including the “war on Social Security” post prefers to continue perpetuating the mythology instead of seeking to understand. I challenge AMAC to create an About Social Security section that contains only well researched information with no comments allowed.
Everything must be considered to balance the budget. SS must pay for itself with the money paid in. However, the govt. should only regulate, not contribute or “borrow” from it. Start now and “privatize” it in the sense that govt. cannot “touch” it. Make it manditory contribution with the states responsible for any welfare. While I know that you generally seek larger government at the federal level and socialism, you must certainly see that some of it is not working. I hope that you can see the need to at least eventually to cut government expenses since the budget balance cannot be done totally with increased revenue.