This thread began with a look at the inability of Illinois to pay the pensions of its civil employees.  Read "PLUNDER!: How Public Employee Unions Are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives And Bankrupting The Nation" by Steven Greenhut (The Forum Press; Santa Ana, CA,; 2009).  Then you will understand why I have no sympathy for these folks.

But Baby Boomers on Social Security don't deserve anyone's hatred.  They were forced to participate in a Ponzi scheme, and now they want to be paid back what was taken from them.  Social Security is one of FDR's enduring legacies, and it should be ended.  It can be done gracefully; there's no need for anger and animosity.