>>> IMO The ones who should bear the burden this theft are our Pubic Officials who made certain their own nests were feathered and used the SS Funds to finance their reckless, irresponsible spending - Spending that most Americans applauded (Remember LBJ's Great Society?) <<<
I agree! Of course, whatever shape "reform" takes we can be sure that will not be part of it.
Sad thing is, many people love government spending (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, public education), they just don't like paying for it. Perhaps I should say, they don't like paying for it themselves.
Yes. The illusion of Third Party Payer schemes is alive and well, and on BOTH sides of the aisle. No sooner does our Gov't start to fess up about the theft of SS than they provide us with another scheme in the form of Medicare (AKA Welfare for Big Pharma). To make it more palatable to the more easily seduced they adorn it with Gov't paid for VIAGRA.
I hate this S$it and, like SS, I want out except the Gov't has blocked all of the exits!