Will it ever work?
No one said Social Security reform was easy, and the young, conservative whippersnappers over at the Heritage Foundation are learning that the hard way.
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They’ve initiated “The Facebook Social Security Calculator” (described to us as still being in the “supersecret” stages of planning) that will allow users to log on to the popular social networking site, enter personal data and then juxtapose how much they will receive from Social Security each month (once they turn 65) with how much they’d have if their money had been in a private retirement account (the preferred conservative position, for those who haven’t been paying attention). Better yet, you can compare your future retirement windfall (or lack thereof) with those of your friends, allowing you to figure out early on who will pay for dinner down the road after those epic bingo sessions at the local Kiwanis club.
But, like everything involving Social Security reform, nothing is as easy as it sounds: The Heritage kids can’t seem to get the darn thing to work, encountering multiple “functioning” problems with the calculator.
Can they get it ready before you turn old and gray? Stay tuned.
