Four objectives were pursued: contributors must control the fund and play a part in determining the premium rate; any surplus in excess of the $10 billion to $15 bill
ion reserve must be returned to contributors in the form of greater flexibility in the act, or lower premiums; the money paid into the fund by contributors must not be used to finance other government programs,
and thus not to pay down the debt; finally, the surplus accumulated since 1995 belongs to the contributors and must be credited to the new
...[+++]independent fund.