Let us focus on this for a moment, because I know you cannot discuss anything related to the Civil War without letting your bias control your thoughts, but this social security thing is not directly connected to the war.
The math does not work. One must either conclude it's proponents are stupid, (unable to understand the math) or they are evil. (They understand the math just fine, they simply don't care that the Social Security system will collapse.)
So I have offered two alternative explanations for why we have this social security mess, if you disagree with either of my explanations, how about you suggest one?
What do you expect to happen with Social Security financing, and what do you think was the motivation behind it's proponents?
Fixed it for you, no problem, you're welcome.
DiogenesLamp: "this social security thing is not directly connected to the war.
The math does not work.
One must either conclude it's proponents are stupid, (unable to understand the math) or they are evil.
(They understand the math just fine, they simply don't care that the Social Security system will collapse.)"
Plenty of other obvious explanations closer to the real truth.
For example: Social security cannot possibly "fail" unless Congress refuses to vote it enough money.
If & when that day ever comes, I'm pretty sure you will count the number of "no" votes on the first two fingers of your right hand as they curl around to touch each other.
Budget deficits?
They don't care, as witness Obama's doubling the national debt in eight years.
Trump says, and I agree, that all financial problems in Social Security go away when the economy is growing at more normal rates.
DiogenesLamp: "What do you expect to happen with Social Security financing, and what do you think was the motivation behind it's proponents?"
I expect Congress will take the easiest way out, politically.
If Trump does increase economic growth to adequate levels, then the whole issue goes away for many more years.
Regardless, to your point here: Social Security is an important economic problem which will never drive anyone to declare real shooting war on anybody else.