Younger people have only themselves to blame for the SS problem. Simply put, they don't vote and when they do vote it is generally for liberal candidiates and causes. I've been there, believe me. It wasn't until I made it to my mid twenties that I started to get it that democrats weren't my friends.
Solution: MOBILIZE. Demand that your elected officials stop selling you down the river just to buy out the senior vote. Start talking with your friends and get them to understand that privatizing SS is your only hope. I no longer believe in SS so I have my own 401K to pay for me when I get too old to work any longer. Oh, and don't be afraid to remind seniors that they didn't pay for the drug benefit that they are receiving and furthermore, griping about the cost of drugs that weren't available as recently as 10 years ago that are keeping them alive longer is foolish.
'Younger people have only themselves to blame?!?!?!'
Who put the system in place? Who is the bulk of the population, voting or no? What politician has EVER responded to youth concerns, voters or not?
I'm sorry, but shifting the blame to Gen X and Y doesn't work. Blame falls squarely on the shoulders of the so-called "greatest generation" and their suckup sons and daughters in the boomer cohort who perpetuate this redistributionist thievery.
We Xers just get to clean up the mess and pay the bills. No social security for us, just the joy of working until we drop (unless we salt a pile away in a Roth or 401K--assuming the government doesn't start dipping into those, too). Gen Y might actually have a shot at their paychecks being SS and tax-free after GenX takes the hit.
As to your suggestion that mobilization is the answer, it ain't. "Lead or Leave" didn't do squat, nor will any 'mobilization' efforts aimed at reforming social security by young people. There are only two real solutions for young people who don't want to be raped by the government out of either their tax dollars or social security "trust funds:"
1) Leave for a while. The first 70K (might be more now) of income outside the U.S. is tax free. Many countries don't take out much in the way of retirement benefits from the paychecks of foreigners. Since you won't get social security anyway, there's very little incentive to contribute to it, and seeing the world will give you a better appreciation of how good the U.S. has it (plus it'll allow you to move your voter registration to a more battleground state if you want to vote and have it count). And some countries will even give you BACK your retirement contributions to THEIR systems if you're leaving! I found it a nice way to start my own retirement fund outside of Social Security, one that actually is secure!
2) Vote and volunteer for a candidate. Not a party. A candidate. Get them to depend on you, and focus only on this issue. Single issue voters and volunteers influence candidates more than voters who care about everything.