Social Security

[angus]

Either we raise the benefits age or we collect more from workers.  Those are the only sure solutions.

[angus]

Either we raise the benefits age or we collect more from workers.  Those are the only sure solutions.

No, collect more from idlers - those who make over 100,000/year.

and stagger the retirement age based on occupation: a uniform age for professors and construction workers both is class hate.

Right on!

Better yet, just line all white-collar workers up against the wall when they reach age 65.  Shot them, contingent upon forced retirement.  Sort of a Logan's Run solution, and it saves money because we don't have to pay them social security.  It has the added benefit of ensuring that they retire at age 65 instead of that pesky "phased retirement" that so many greedy white-collar workers prefer.  This way someone younger can get their job, so it lowers unemployment.

[angus]

Either we raise the benefits age or we collect more from workers.  Those are the only sure solutions.

I'd also be in favor of a lock-box so revenue generated for funding Social Security is reserved exclusively for that purpose. Otherwise, if there comes a point at which the program appears unsustainable, I would support both higher taxation and an increased retirement age.

Incidentally, I agree with both of Memphis' posts as well.

more or less, that's my take on it as well.

Of course, I'd like to be able to gamble with my portion of it, but the OP was about solutions, and I think my suggestion, yours, and that of memphis are all reasonable solutions.