Hacker News Reader

a minimal page with no in depth information and a bitcoin donation address. i'm skeptical it's anything more than an endeavor for the creator to profit off of the topic being in the news.

Someone should tell them that the US Social Security system will run out of cash in about a decade.

Apparently many people consider that to be a feature rather than a bug.

Just a reminder that the USA Federal Government hit the debt limit on Jan 21 and the Treasury is currently taking "extraordinary measures" to avoid a sovereign default. If/when this happens (currently projected for the end of March but much of the drama in the news could cause it to happen sooner), the Social Security Trust Fund (and your US Treasury Bills and FDIC insured savings) could be worth considerably less than before.

> Canadians would gain access to U.S. social security benefits, which would be good for our seniors.

The nearly insolvent program compared to our fully funded one?