Even pessimistic economists project that the system can stay solvent for several more decades with only relatively minor adjustments. I don't pretend to understand those calculations, but they seem to be accepted by people on both sides of the issue. It's been going great for 70 years, lets keep it going another 30 and then see where we stand.

One change that they should, but probably won't make, is to apply a means test for recipients. If you make more than "x" amount per year from anything other than work, then you don't get SS. That would be just a little more of that socialism that I like so much. Seriously, though, means testing seems like a good idea to me.

I paid into SS for 40 years and I don't receive anything..........because I've saved all my life and have an alternate means of living if SS falters?

I've got one word for that:

BULL$HIT

So have many things that have become obsolete.

So why do they have to contribute to it and not get anything out of it?

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No it hasn't. It started out at 2%. It's now 15%. Keep it going another 30 years and it's gonna be, what, 20%?

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