Introduction The paper presents a discussion on the danger to the beneficiaries of the social security act. Three sources are analyzed for their view about the act and how it is under threat. Millions of pensioners stand to have their benefit cuts. The ongoing presidential race in the US has seen presidential candidates sidestep this issue but they know that the issue of increased burden on health benefits will sink the fund in debt. All three articles refer to the consequences of the Social Security Act, which allows almost unlimited free public health care in intensive care units. Brief information on the Social Security Act and Medicare Diana (November 2007) has written about the current trends in the Social Security Act and what it provides. The Social Security Act has been amended a few times and in its current structure it supports the following initiatives:   * Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance   * Unemployment Insurance   * Temporary Assistance to Needy Families   * Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled (Medicare)   * Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs (Medicaid)   * State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Out of the initiatives, the Health Insurance for Aged and Disabled – Medicare, has caused problems for the whole Act. According to the act, members who have contributed to the pension fund for a few years are eligible for medical care until their demise. With the current increased availability of life-saving devices, the aged continue longer and this has added a burden to society, as some people perceive it. Entitlements on the Brink: Office of Management and Budget The article by the Office of Management and Budget, White House has presented the dangers that face the Social Security act. and they suggest that the Act is under the threat of collapsing from its own burden. The life expectancy of retired Americans has increased to about 72.1 years from the 60.1 years that were present when the act came into force. With the increase in the number of retired people, there is a real fiscal danger of the fund being drowned in deficit. There are currently more than 39 million senior citizens who avail of the benefits and it is estimated that the total shortfall in Social Security and Medicare is about USD 18 Trillion. Employed workers are taxed to the extent of 12.4 % for social security and 2.8 % for Medicare and studies show that the inflow amount from taxes is not sufficient to balance the payments. The payments are done by heavy subsidies from the government and it is projected that by 2017, the huge burden of social security and other programs will become unmanageable, or put in simple terms, the government will not be able to pay out the money. Attempts have been made by some administrators and presidents to tax the benefits or reduce the outflow of money, but this has been resisted by people (OMB 28 June 2007). Clearly, there is an intense burden on the healthy tax-paying public who resent that they have to pay so much money for very old people who need intensive care. Preventing Ageism in Nursing Students Beth Mary (Winter, 2007) has reported that with increased funds available from the Social Security Act, improved healthcare systems and technology, the life expectancy of senior citizens has considerably increased and this has given rise to a new kind of stereotyping called Ageism, for t