[DustyMoment]

Algore preached about the "lock box" for well over a year way back in 1999 yet the congress, the media and the voters were deaf to the subject.

The issue goes back well beyond Algore. When LBJ initiated his War on Poverty, he "unlocked" the "lockbox" and placed SS revenue in the general fund.

Congress has been having a field day spending the money as though it grew out of the ground like grass (or weeds, if your yard is like mine!).

Like so many other things, this is yet another bunch of worms that aren't going back in the can!!

[Baynative]

I hear you, but my point was that the embezzlement is seen as no big deal. When Algore was trying to campaign on the issue the media had every opportunity to make a point of it. However, being the good liberals that they are they remained silent on the issue, as did, both parties in congress.