that's pretty much the way I see it. Let the older age die off so the Goberment can use whatever soc sec is left on wars, giving it to other countries and their salaries. Thay can talk all they want, but tax paying Citizens it appears is not their priority. IF it was, the debt would be going down and the prices of goods and services and everything else would be lower.
They don't take SS money but they may borrow it.
Did you see Woody Harrelson's monologue on SNL? It was interesting and I generally don't listen to anything he says.
Congress and POTUS have pet projects and their agendas and we aren't it. They say we are, but if someone looks at what they do and how they spend money, it's not what the country needs. The US has millions who are dependent on aid when they should be able to get a decent job, but they didn't finish school, graduated without being literate or able to do basic math, are the product of drug and alcohol abuse whether by themselves or parents/family members and the abuse that came with it. Now, the recent spike in car theft/carjacking is driving auto insurance cost up more than any single factor ever and low income people will have another reason they can't afford it (the increase for this year is roughly 13%). What has Congress said about it? I don't know, I haven't seen any comments from them although I saw a news report showing a comment from Biden saying that carjackers should be punished to the full extent.
I won't hold my breath, waiting to see Congress improve their approval rating.
What will be done about WalMArt, the largest retail chain, closing many stores? I expect nothing and I expect most others expect the same.