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Do you think the fight to change SS was stronger in the 1930s, or the 1940s, the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, or would you say that it is a very modern movement that only got off the ground when the boomers started moving into government and power in the last 20 or so years.

Twenty years ago boomers were the generation that ranged from age 26 to age 44, even then, not exactly running the world, but at least they were starting to get into the ranks of the leaders, and becoming politically powerful.

That was about the time that we started winning our gun rights back wasn’t it?

That was about the time that we started winning our gun rights back wasn’t it?

Once again, I will thank you for winning back the gun rights.

Back now to SS. I would definitely say that it is a modern movement since the payouts first began in 1940 and didn't get legs until the 50s and 60s. And you could say that boomers like Clinton and Bush got the reform movement off the ground, but you could also say that MANY OTHER boomers have derailed monumental reform legislation during the past two decades instead of fixing the program.

I strongly believe that you would not even have Americans discussing SS privatization if Congress would have left that money alone instead of spending it. The problem came about because our lawmakers in their infinite wisdom decided that placing the surpluses into securities is a good thing. Basically, what they decided was not that a separate fund would be set up with tangible assets, but that a fund would be set up using all of our money to involuntarily buy Government Bonds. So in essence what the SS system is is a ponzi scheme to collect a bit more working revenue.

Now, I don't care which generation fixes it. The generation before the boomers weren't going to fix it because they were still going along with the charade. The boomer generation is currently holding the power torch and they don't seem too interested in doing anything other than increasing taxes, lowering benefits or increasing the retirement age. So, whichever way you cut it, SOME generation is going to have to substantially reform this monster or my children's generation is going to PAY DEARLY for the decades of Government inaction.