comp.sys.mac.advocacy

In article ,
"Sid9" wrote:

> "Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
> news:kurtullman-4CD47C.12155403042008@70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net...
> > In article <2m7Jj.29157$r76.3882@bignews8.bellsouth.net>,
> > "Sid9" wrote:
> >
> >> SS was fixed with small adjustements last time.
> >> It can de done again as the baby boomers pass through the system
> >
> > The last adjustment was FOR the baby boomers. It was supposed to
> > take all those problems away. SS has always been pay as you go, those
> > working today really pay off the ones currently retired and await their
> > turn. That ain't gonna happen this time d/t the sheer number of people.
>
> Raise the cap.

That was the main suggestion I had had. In fact, if you had just
increased the cap to stay even with inflation, then much of the problem
would have gone away. Think it is probably too late without radically
alterations.
The other thing will be means testing.

> Raise the retirement age.....the problem is
> gone as the baby boomers pass through the system.
They already have done that too. I, for instance, can't retire at
full benefits until I am 67. Not sure you could do that anyway given the
actuarial tables showing minority's lower life spans. It is already a
lousy deal for them with retirement at 65.