> In fact if we eliminated all government programs except social security, medicare and medicaid, by the middle of this century our federal budget still can't a

> In fact if we eliminated all government programs except social security, medicare and medicaid, by the middle of this century our federal budget still can't add up. :-( Citation Needed From what I've seen SS can be fixed by either - raising the retirement age (originally, life expectancy was barely older than retirement) - applying SS tax to all income and even capital gains The social security time bomb is a political invention.