Consider the following. At the age of 1, John Doe went to work, full time. He planned to retire and collect Social Security at age 65. He and his employer(s) paid FICA taxes, amounting to tens of thousands of dollars, for 47 years.

On his 65th birthday, he not only retired, but he died. The Social Security Administration mailed his heirs a check for $255.

Is there something wrong with this picture? I think so. But Democrats, backed by the powerful AARP organization, don’t think so. Not all Democrats agree. They know there is a very serious problem with Social Security.

Why, then, are they fighting efforts to fix the system? The simple answer is that it’s political. Because Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, was the so-called father of Social Security and deservedly so, they have always claimed Social Security as their issue.

Now, a Republican President and Republican Congress are looking at Social Security as a high priority. How awful that Republicans could possibly take credit for saving a very sick system.

Where do the Kennedys, Kerrys and Clintons invest their millions? Why, in the stock market, of course.

Marcel R. Morin, Lewiston