I don't disagree. President Bush hinted at "private retirement accounts," and was pilloried for it. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try, in a more intelligent way, to end SS.
But let me ask you this: what of the money we've already contributed to SS? Is that shot? Don't we deserve some compensation for it?
Personally, I see war and massive economic upheaval in our future. The notion that we should tally up some reasonable sum and expect our "just" compensation seems, to me, to fundamentally miss the nature of the mess we are in.
What I would like to see is a social infrastructure which allows basic food (rice and beans and not too much more) to be distributed so that even in the midst of the apocalypse we can keep starvation to a minimum. I think that sort of thinking makes sense as a "social safety net". I oppose any government program which would provide any sort of more comprehensive social safety net.
If you can think a successful way to give tens of thousands of dollars to each individual who has been conned by the Social Security scam, then I'll take my hat off to you. But I think we need to worry about more desperate problems.