Republicans and Democrats can we all agree with an individual opt out system for social security?

[Party Hack]

Social security would probably fail if that happened. It is dependent on new money to pay retired people.

[Belovedmorning274]

No way, Jose! Yes, the Republicans keep trying to "privatize" Social Security, which just celebrated its 75th birthday by the way, and they conveniently forget to examine what happened to their GOP-run (and DEVASTATED) economy. The best way to keep our Social Security system solvent is to KEEP DEMOCRATS IN POWER so that Republicans no longer have the power to deliberately run up HUGE DEFICITS and then OUTSOURCE all of our JOBS to third-world countries, and then do exactly what the Obama administration and the Democrats have been doing since 2009: EXPAND OUR MANUFACTURING JOBS here at home, then OPEN FOREIGN MARKETS to American-made goods (especially the new green-energies products that are now being made in more than 40 states thanks to President Obama's initiative for reducing our country's dependence on foreign oil). The PAY-IT-FORWARD Social Security program is an American SUCCESS STORY that does not need TINKERING with an "opt out" dismantling! Republicans should get nowhere NEAR this successful social program!

[Profoundcave537]

We need to "progress" away from social security. If we add the word progress than maybe progressives will go along with it.