why does "SS reform" always mean that I will work longer and I will get less....
how about those already collecting taking part in the "reform" part.....
I know you meant it, but it'll NEVER happen. NEVER.
Speaking as the official representative of those derided as crackpots because we're libertarians and Consitutionalists, there is simply NO WAY seniors will take a cut in their Social Security, and they vote far too consistently for any Congressional representative to fear threats from Boomers and Gen X about the issue, especially when neither group has a great track record of pressure group voting on this issue.
Reform of SS will be lucky to get SS ended. It'll never get a cut for those currently collecting. And I LIKE imagining government within its Constitutional mandates. I just don't believe that we can ever wean seniors from the teat, they're already too addicted to the pork, er, milk. The only way we can get them off the dole is to pay their way off with cash in the bank or the same sort of clear payment schedule. And even then we'll still be stuck paying for Medicare and their drugs until we get those nightmares abolished.