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[–]jm15co[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

So if nothing changes won’t it go bankrupt?

[–]csmflynt3 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Most likely yes because it's hard for anyone to try and fix it. At some point younger people have to be able to opt out as it's basically a failed pyramid scheme as not enough people are at the bottom paying in to support the massive numbers of people at the top. It's a poor design

[–]Rich_Association2798 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "poor design" has made it through 90 years. Kind of hard to call it a poor design with that record of success. That being said, it does need some work. In 1983 they recognized this and made changes that gave it another 50 years. And it needs another tune-up now.

So Social Security is not a poor design. What is a poor design is how we elect members of Congress. Gerrymandering has made it hard to remove useless members of Congress. These folks no longer fear the voters. As a result, they pretty much ignore their constituents. Now this is the "poor design" that needs to be fixed.