“has taken its toll on the entitlement. “
How is this an entitlement when the govt has been stealing from the citizens.
If I had payed in for 30 - 50 years, and was told that it is bankrupt I would be seriously displeased. Workers that payed in should expect payout per govt contract.
If they cannot SSN cannot payout, all other programs should take back seat to SSN.
I say that govt employees (pols) should take pay cut to make up the difference
Bernie Madoff wishes he had thought of this scheme. At least he paid off those wise enought to cash out during his scam.
Money was stolen from workers who paid in. They should be entitled to collect what can be collected from those who stole it, but very little is going to be collectible. I don't really see that they have any stronger moral claim to other taxpayers' money than those tax payers have themselves.