Social Security is just a tax, like all others.
To be spent as congress sees fit.
There is no “Lock Box”.
It’s not your money, and you have no legal claim over it.
Ruled as such by SCOTUS over and over again.
Act and plan accordingly.
The fix is to start denying the money for the government to spend. Allow participants of a certain age to invest a portion of their contributions in real, actual investments.