Ss has always been non sustainable. Basically, after the depression, everyone was dead broke. They were going to vote the entire gov out. In a last ditch effort they came up with "the new deal". It was some bs trade laws but it also had ss . So,....the silent generation agreed that tomorrow will pay for their retirement today lol. They've been telling us for 40 years ss will end . I'm not sure why everyone Is surprised. It's literally written on their website