The money the government took under the guise of a retirement fund for the future wasn't TAX money . Social Secutiry payments are not a tax . It is money taken from citizens without any recourse to invest in their own future the way they want . It is outright Socialism .
I agree with you 100%, that the tax is unjust. The program has been around for decades, but only until recently, when the realization of utter failure is now virtually assured, is it a popular thing to fix.
Some people in the BB generation agree that SS should be fixed now. Not in the past, but now. They just don't want it to be at their expense. I am halfway through my working life. I fear for the future with the younger generation, and i worry for the BB generation that is more interested in getting theirs, than fixing the problem.
True reform will be at the expense of all citizens. Whether its reductions in current allotments to retiring people, or removal or reduction in benefits to people who will retire in the future.
The program is flawed and must be fixed. The only real fix is making it a NEEDS BASED system like welfare. If you need it then you go and apply (remember you would be retired, so you can make time).