Since the Social Security Trust Fund began to accumulate significant balances in 1983, every President has allowed Congress to “borrow” money from the Social Security Trust Fund. Yes. Including whichever President you really like. read more
GWBush. That government borrowed more money from Social Security than all other eras combined. Most of the borrowing was to pay for interest on the money that previous administrations had borrowed. read more
By Linda Qiu on Monday, August 3rd, 2015 at 1:27 p.m. Facebook posts like this one suggest President George W. Bush"borrowed" from Social Security surpluses to fund government projects. read more