[TomGuy]

seniors who could very easily afford to pay slightly higher premiums

Why should seniors have to pay for Congress raiding the Trust?

A few dollars here, a few dollars there. It adds up. Especially for seniors on fixed incomes.

Congress wastes more money than this 'fix' costs.

How much was that pork from the bailout bill last fall? Around $184 BILLION, IIRC. Just that one porker bill would have paid for this 'fix' about 60 times.

[misterrob]

Because seniors continue to demand more and more services that they never paid for. The average ammount of money each individual pays into the system doesn’t cover the tab. And if you read the article you will see that general tax revenues are supposed to make up shortfalls.