In this political climate where there are proposed budget cuts and discussion of "deficits" and the need to cut Social Security funding, it is important always to refresh our memory with facts and a dose of reality. Benefits from Social Security are what working Americans have earned over the course of their working lives and is a reflection of what they have paid into the system, don't for a minute think that these are entitlements because they are your earned benefits from your hard work. Yet, there is a growing call to expand Social Security as evidenced by a new bill proposed recently which is encouraging.