Note that Social Security is merely the tip of the " ice berg". SSI must be considered in the context of the entirety of unfunded entitlement and off balance sheet liabilities.
The total unfunded off balance sheet liabilities of the US govt. handily exceed $100,000,000,000,000
The Social Security trust fund is now projected to run out in 2032
That’s just 6 years away
Current estimates imply automatic benefit cuts of ~22% if Congress doesn’t act
And yet most Americans still barely talk about it
Raise taxes? Raise the retirement age? Means-test benefits? What else realistically gets done here?