didnt take me long - just found my answers
United States federal budget - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So, its pretty obvious that the issue in this country is not that we need higher taxes or that government is spending too much. Not at all.
The real issue is that SS and Medicare are failed programs! they're not working. The money I pay today, should be invested to pay me tomorrow, the revenue generated from that investment should be paying for the people who didnt pay into the system. This is mind boggling to me. Maybe I havent been paying attention.