It could happen in Oregon and other states, if enough pressure were applied in the right places.
You may be surprised to learn that some of your fellow Oregonians are at the forefront in the movement to "opt out" of Social Insecurity.
The Cascade Policy Institute has been working on this since well before Oregon Magazine came on the scene.
Perhaps a well-written letter to the editor would start the ball rolling? Journalists as a general rule seem to relish "finding" stories that have been inadequately covered in the major media. But oftentimes they could save themselves a lot of effort just by calling around to one of various think tanks that, unfortunately, don't have the resources to publicize their reports and studies.