Let’s stop cutting its operating budget
That assessment is heartbreaking, but also the result of purposeful neglect. For those who view government as an intrusion, the strategy has been to frustrate people where they interact with government. And most people interact with the federal government in one of two places — the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration. Congress has starved both of these agencies. The American people deserve better.
Dispersing $1.2 trillion annually to 66 million people requires adequate staff and updated technology. But Congress has underinvested in Social Security for more than a decade, and the challenges facing the agency have been exacerbated by COVID-19.While the money to administer Social Security comes from workers’ contributions to the program — not from general revenues — Congress sets limits on the amount that SSA may spend on its operations each year.
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