[Sonny M]

Personally, I always thought we should seek a more "user friendly" system to make investing easier so as to create more investors ala Reagan in the 80's.

I'd like to see over 100,000,000 investors in our economy one day.

Down to it being normal for high school kids and just about anyone to easily buy shares and invest.

[joesnuffy]

SS would be solvent were it not for government raiders filching..

imo

[Wiseghy]

SS and other defined benefit type plans are dreadfully unstable and insecure. They often fail deliver the promised benefits, and have to be revised downward or liquidated (ie, the airlines).

People need to understand that Defined Benefit is NOT more secure, as they continue believe.