The President was clear that Social Security has NOTHING to do with The Deficit!!!

[ProSense]

3. Yup,

"Ronald Reagan: Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit."

...he said it, and then he implemented a tax on Social Security benefits: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2618697

Not really hard to make that statement.

Dean Baker: FactCheck Gets It Wrong on Social Security and the Deficit

FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenburg Public Policy Center, wrongly attacked a number of prominent Democrats for correctly pointing out that Social Security does not contribute to the deficit. The people attacked, included New York Senator Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, and President Obama’s Budget Director Jacob Lew, who had all correctly pointed out that Social Security does not contribute to the budget deficit.

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http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/factcheck-gets-it-wrong-on-social-security-and-the-deficit