I agree. It is going to happen. The question is "when?" My husband was astounded this weekend after a trip home to the mountains in Virginia to visit my nearly 92 year old father. My uncle, who lives next door to my dad, is 91. We were talking about all of their friends who are still living and all are in their late-80s early 90s.

The age of so many of the men and women in that one little area amazed my husband. The other thing besides age they had in common was their independence. Both physically and financially. Not all, but the large majority, don't depend on their SS for their main source of income.

When you talk to them, which I have; they want SS preserved in some shape or fashion for the "younger" people who they know weren't as wise as they were in their savings. LOL