Media push GOP Social Security LIES - WHY? The GOP plans will destroy SS and Medicare: RAISE THE CAP should be part of the discussion

http://www.alternet.org/economy/republican-lies-about-social-security-debunked-again-so-why-does-mainstream-media-keep

Republican Lies About Social Security Debunked Again: So Why Does Mainstream Media Keep Repeating Them?

It is not going broke. All GOP alternates are worse.

• Social Security is NOT going bankrupt
• Social Security will continue to exist in perpetuity (unless Republicans succeed in repealing or undermining it)
• Social Security will continue to provide a modest but essential retirement income for all Americans, long after Baby Boomers have met their maker
• The path of the economy will determine the size of future Social Security benefits, and finally
• Any of the alternatives to Social Security would be worse for young people than keeping the current system.

Before describing some recent examples of Republicans’ dishonest attacks on Social Security, and the press’s uncritical acceptance of those attacks, it is essential to understand exactly what we know about the future of Social Security. In particular, we need to debunk certain hoary myths about the Social Security trust fund.