[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

The only way this system is ever gonna be “fixed” is with tax hikes, because they SCREAM BLOODY MURDER if you even try and touch one penny on the benefits side.

They'll go with inflation, because it's a great big mystery. What causes inflation? Oil sheiks? Greedy businessmen? Global warming? The cold winter? Bigfoot? Who knows?

[reaganaut1]

Social Security benefits are indexed to inflation, so inflating them away is not feasible unless you greatly “adjust” the way inflation is computed.