If no one attempts to correct the path to depletion of our SS, the first thing that will happen (legally) will be the lowering of the monthly payout. Meaning, each recipient will get a lower check each month. There is a provision for this in the SS regs, so don't act surprised when it happens. Republicans want to do something to sustain SS, while the left wants to ignore the cliff that is approaching fast. It's not all gloom and doom, just fact that it is either fixed or we do without, period.