There is a real distinction between the legal issue and the practical political issue. Everyone knows about the legal status of SS.
But the “implied contract” was that if you worked and payed into it, you would collect at retirement.
But the “implied contract” was that if you worked and payed into it, you would collect at retirement.
The Constitution was also an implied contract. Does anyone here think it really holds any weight any more - at least among those in power. The US is not what it was and we all bear some responsibility for what it has become.