I don't disagree, however, I believe in honoring committments, and I guess you don't. Whether it's right or wrong, there are scores of older people who're counting on what they were promised.
Why is it that supporters of SS never consider that folks should KEEP WORKING until they can personally afford to stop? Retirement is not a right.
That's almost too stupid to deserve a response, but I'll give it one anyway. Most older people find that they can't work. Often times simply because of health reasons. Other times, they just can't find work. I remember the dissapointment my father faced in his last years when no one would hire an old man, and he wanted to work. The whole notion that everyone can just keep on trucking until they can "afford" to retire is laughable.
Whatever it is, your ideology on this issue is not conservative.
What do you think *healthy* people who reached the age of 60 or so did before SS was around? Just sat around all day and waited for someone to feed them?
Jobs are available. I see lots of older folks working at places like McDonald's. And of course job status will change with age--it's a fact of life. Folks who are eligible for SS but continue to work at least part-time deserve a ton more respect than those who slide by suckling the gubmint teat.
Personal accountability, family, churches, and charities could easily replace SS.
It's because of the attitudes of folks like you that your children and grandchildren and others of the same age will suffer.
Repeat this to yourself 50 times a day, and maybe you'll eventually understand:
Socialism does not work.
Socialism does not work.
Socialism does not work.