Yeah. And the SS Trust Fund isn't the only one. They regularly raid any "loose money" they see apparently just laying around doing nothing but slowly accruing tiny interest for its contributors. The Fed's Thrift Savings Plan (a 401(k) knockoff) is another. Congress, and Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac have tapped that money yearly, especially hard since the armed services got brought into the Plan about 6 years back; and they repay, slowly, with Treasury Bonds.
And that 'tapping any loose money' has me wondering, with some much of TARP $$ left un-committed, where, exactly is that cash, and who makes $$ off where it sits? Please don't tell me AIG.
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