Nothing has furthered the Democrats ability to get America on the Gravy Train like Social Security in its present form.
Sometimes I think that Social Security reform is destined to failure because of the Democrat scare tactics and those "Americans" who would bankrupt the country if it put a few more dollars in their wallet. At times, I think I oppose the reform myself, simply because I think it is going to be necessary to let the whole system collapse, then rebuild. When Kerry pledged not only to leave it as is, but to add 55 year olds to Medicare, I thought good, give away everything to everyone, then when it completely collapses we can build something better. Adding the 55 year olds really infuriated me. Oh, those poor people who want to retire but don't have health insurance! Well, too bad... if you want to retire early, how about you plan for it??? I hope Pres. Bush succeeds but I get so angry at these naysayers that sometimes the inevitable collapse of the sytem seems to me the only way it will ever be fixed.
I'd put Medicare in that same category.