It’s not at the top of my list, but it’s ranked pretty high. I don’t think Republicans can actually get rid of SS or change it drastically like they threaten to. Too many people above the age of 50 in the country. Although, there are more than a few people similar to @Acrylic over age 50 who think it should not be mandatory, which I completely disagree with, and they might also be more likely to vote for things like letting SS funds ride the market. I don’t assume that about our jelly though.
In my opinion it has to be mandatory, because so Americans are terrible at saving for the future, they aren’t good at believing bad things can happen, and they are horrible at math.
I would really like some politicians to clean up the program so it’s not so dependent on the younger generation supporting the older generation.
I’m in favor of increasing the cap income for annual contributions, which I think is $160,000 but after the $160,000 lower it from 6.2% to 2%, and I’m not sure I’d make businesses match the 2%. I can understand arguments for and against making people contribute past the $160,000 mark.
Social Security is more like insurance than a tax. You don’t know how long you will live, so even if you save a lot, you might outlive your savings. SS is for the rest of your life once you start collecting. We used to literally have poor houses for the elderly. SS makes much more sense than funding poor houses.