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I read an editorial from the local AARP chapter president in my paper today and thought the very same thing as NRO. I live in SW Florida, the capitol of AARP, and the "as long as I get mine to hell with everyone else" attitude is prevalent and unnerving. Why they would be against younger people putting 4% of their FICA payments into a personal account is beyond me. They offer no alternative other than raising taxes or means testing - which means that those who pay the most into the system will never see a penny - or raising eligibility to receiving your first check when you are on your death bed.

No one looks objectively at what happened in Argentina when they made the change to private accounts. There was also a city in Texas that offered private accounts before the loophole was closed. In both cases the programs are working and put social security back on solid financially ground. The administration better have a good selling plan and begin soon if they don't want the fear-mongers and liars to take the issue from them.

"as long as I get mine to hell with everyone else" attitude is prevalent and unnerving.

If they keep it up, they are going to have a generation war with the younger folk. Or be looking at mandatory euthanasia when you get past a certain age, a la Logan's Run.