> benefits will need to be cut You think politicians will be able to do such a thing? If they just decide to print an extra 100B or so every year, combined wi

> benefits will need to be cut You think politicians will be able to do such a thing? If they just decide to print an extra 100B or so every year, combined with allowing the yearly COLA to lag behind reality, maybe the trust fund won't run out after all. It's a raw deal for everyone in any case, but it's also a third rail issue. Give people an choice between the abstract (deficit spending is bad) and actual changes to their benefits in the negative direction, most people will choose the former.