The 75th anniversary of the US Social Security System was this past weekend. How should we handle the program from this point?
Abolish Social Security. Pay off current retirees' benefits but let everyone else out of the program. Individuals should be responsible for their own retirement. (46%)
Privatize Social Security, but require people to contribute to some form of retirement in it's place. (27%)
Reform it: Require more individual & employer contributions to keep it solvent for the next 75 years. Social Security is too important to allow it to go under. (15%)
Don't change it. Social Security is working, so keep it going as is. (4%)
Reform it: Increase the retirement age. The system works, but people work longer now and that's how we'll keep Social Security viable. (4%)
Don't know/undecided (4%)
Reform it: Reduce benefits. Social Security is important, but there weren't the retirment plan options we have now, so we can cut back on benefits to save the program. (0%)