The biggest problem is that every group fixes the numbers to make themselves look better or to make their opponents look bad.
Very soon there will be a shortage in workers in America. There is a very large group of baby boomers getting ready to retire. When that happens whoever is in office at that time will get all the glory. At least for a short time. Then the sh*t will hit the fan. All those retirees will need to get medicade payments and retirement packages. Those retirement packages will put a lot of employers under. Those medicade benifits will cost taxpayers more money then they are willing to pay. Health care cost will skyrocket and drug companies will get even more wealthy. We are starting to see the beginnings of it now. I have a feeling we are in for a rough ride.