[AngryJawa]

YES. The cutoff should be 40 in 2000. If you were born before 1960, you can opt to continue to participate in social programs. Everyone after is OUT!!!

AMEN, to that. The trick is getting the discussion started among the liberal whores in Congress.

[Sloth]

No, I think SS ought to be ramped down rather than having a cut-off date. For example:

Anyone retiring within 10 years of today gets full benefits (with full withholding in the meantime). A person retiring in 11 years gets 96% of benefits... 12 years, 92% of benefits, etc... something along those lines such that Social Security is phased out completely in a few decades, but doesn't totally screw people who have already paid in significant amounts. Residual benefit payments after withholding ends would be payed for out of general tax revenues... I think it's worth every penny to get rid of such an inefficient socialist program.