Younger Americans Are Being Set Up to Shoulder the Collapse of Social Security
The American empire loves a good illusion, and none has been more enduring than Social Security. As it marks its 90th anniversary, this government Ponzi scheme is headed straight for insolvency by 2034 — unless, of course, they squeeze even more out of the workers who never signed up for this racket in the first place.
A System Built on Sand
The math is brutal. The number of workers per retiree has collapsed from 16.5 in 1950 to less than 3 today. That’s not a social contract — that’s a ticking time bomb. Once the so-called “trust fund” runs dry, automatic cuts will kick in: a 24% slash in benefits. But make no mistake, D.C. won't let grandma’s checks bounce — not because they care, but because they need the votes. So guess who gets the shaft? The next generation.
The $110,000 Shakedown
To “fix” the system, Congress would need to jack up payroll taxes from 12.4% to 16.05%. That’s permanent. And it’s devastating. According to Cato’s Romina Boccia, a typical worker entering the system in 2025 will lose over $110,000 in today’s dollars over their career. That’s not a minor adjustment — that’s the government reaching into your wallet and stealing 20 months of your life.
Let that sink in: a median earner — making less than $70k a year — already coughs up more than $8,000 annually to fund this bloated relic. Under the proposed tax hike, that number balloons to over $10,000. That’s money that could have gone toward housing, a car, or, hell, even a rainy day fund. Instead, it’s funneled into a bankrupt bureaucracy to prop up promises the feds can’t afford to keep.
Tax Hikes That Break More Than Banks
And the kicker? It won’t even work. Hike taxes high enough and you start making less money. The Laffer Curve isn’t just theory — it’s reality. Punitive tax rates kill productivity and drive people underground. Small businesses collapse. High earners flee. And in places like California and New York, where taxes are already soul-crushing, this could be the nail in the coffin.
The False Promise of Future Benefits
Younger Americans already have a raw deal: surveillance capitalism, inflation, unaffordable homes, and now a six-figure generational shakedown disguised as “saving Social Security.” Confidence in the system is at a 15-year low, and for good reason — it’s not a safety net, it’s a trap.
But here’s the truth they don’t want to say out loud: Congress will never cut benefits — that’s political suicide. So they’ll do what they always do: raise taxes, print more money, and plunge the nation deeper into debt. Or worse, they’ll means-test your benefits, making sure you pay into a system for decades only to be told at the end, “Sorry, you make too much to collect.”
Every year Congress kicks the can down the road, your options shrink. The window to escape this rigged game is closing fast.
Want Out of the Trap?
Download “Seven Steps to Protect Yourself from Bank Failure” by Bill Brocius and start learning how to break free from the financial surveillance grid. Don’t wait for D.C. to save you — they’re too busy planning how to drain your future.
Stay sharp. Stay skeptical. Stay free.
— Derek Wolfe
