re: the entitlements are their money
Nice try. For most of its history it's been sold as a seperate fund with specific promises made in exchange for specific payments made to it. Telling people that's all changed to give the money to the rich instead isn't going to work, especially since once they start retiring all those people are going to vote for whoever gives them their money back. I say their money because they paid it into a fund and anyone who tries to do an Enron on them will be voted out.