Any person who thinks that the scam isn't big enough doesn't understand the real problem.
The government isn't an insurance company. The scheme is just socialism.
The people who support it are evil and/or stupid. The people who think government has a legitimate reason to take people's retirement savings for their own good have no clue about the legitimate function of government in a free society. They are some times called liberals.
not disagreeing whether it is a scam ... how do you REALISTICALLY deal with it? Raise the age for people paying into the current system ... and eventually phase it out to a private plan (a forced 401K of sorts) ... this would take about 60,70 years ...
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alternative to this is the liberals and RINOs (when the shiite hit the fan) will raise the FICA tax, means test the programs, remove the income level cap on contribution but keep the caps on payouts, and/or move the plan on-budget (lock it into more source of tax money)