What it will mean to most folks of every age is: All of America will look like Florida does now and filled with retired or nearly retired people. In 1960 there were 5 people working for every retiree but by 2025 there will only be 2 people working for every retiree. So, you can see the problem. Somehow, the U.S. government was so shortsighted they spent all the money these 5 "working people who were working in 1960s money and now they won't be able to "pay it back to them" in retirement. So, the likely result is: "People will have to work longer to get less social security". Also, as many companies go bankrupt or downsize, they also have "Stolen" the corporate pension accounts of their workers, "Which likely is legal to do during a Chapter 11 re-organization or a complete bankruptcy where the company is no more.
So, basically you have all these people who depended upon the government (and or corporations) to be there for them that got majorly screwed. (Something to think about if you are between 18 and 65 isn't it?").
In 1975 Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid made up 25% of federal spending. Today they add up to a whopping 40%. And within a decade, these programs will take up over half of all federal outlays.
All the major facts in this blog article came from Fareed Zakaria's article called, "The Baby Boom and Financial Doom" in the December 24th 2012, Time Magazine on page 22.
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