Some of the latest grim facts about Social Security, as reported here:
[T]otal revenue from Social Security taxes in 2010—$544.8 billion—was not enough to cover Social Security’s total benefit payments—$577.4 billion. ...
The Social Security board of trustees reported that there were 53.398 million Social Security beneficiaries in 2010. ...
93.641 million full-time private sector workers were the foundation of the tax base that supported both government at large and Social Security in particular.
