"If they just don't increase benefits so quickly system will be fine." Problem is that the current level of benefit is completely inadequate. "A funny thing i

"If they just don't increase benefits so quickly system will be fine." Problem is that the current level of benefit is completely inadequate. "A funny thing is that we have both fear of automation and fear of insolvent social security. If the economy gets more automated it will grow quickly, and it will be easy to tax the additional income to pay for social security" But will that be countered by the larger numbers of unemployed who no longer have an income due to automation?