[Carling]

He nearly lost my support with that incredibly stoooopid remark about social security being a "Ponzi Scheme." My wife is very near the age to start collecting while I have at least six more years to go, but I don't like the idea of anybody rocking that boat. Perry has given ZERO the ultimate sound byte with that comment.

That boat is going to be rocked one way or another. You can keep you head in the sand and say the money is always going to be there for you, or we can look at legitimate plans to help stabilize (and even grow) the so-called SS fund. Regardless of the wording, SS as it is today is flawed to the point that it will be insolvent long before I ever collect a dime of it.

[ExSoldier]

I think it must be reformed but the people who are nearing the age now need to be protected and that can be done. The kids like my 30 year old daughter are a different story. I have raised her to build her own retirement knowing that SS probably won't be there for her. That's what has to be addressed.