[3niner]

And they collect far more (probably somewhere in the range of $100B to $200B) than they spend.

That is not relevant to what I said.

Besides, the excess collections are a temporary phenomenon, unless the Social Security taxes are raised, or the benefits are cut.

[DuncanWaring]

That is not relevant to what I said.

Sure it is.

napscoordinator said Social Security taxes were only a small part of the tax base, you said "No they aren't, SS spends $600B a year", and I merely pointed out that the situation is even worse than what you said. ;-)