[deoetdoctrinae]

It paid for the ones collecting while you worked, and now you’re collecting from the next ones.

So if I retire tomorrow and apply for Social Security, but the government dissolves Social Security for future participants next week, I will never collect a dime?

[Tolsti2]

There’s still enough workers out there to support the ponzi scheme for some time yet. Eventually though it’s going to have to be scaled way back. IMO only the disabled should get anything at all.