Social Security the Greatest Ponzi Scheme Ever?

The federal government today collects payroll taxes from approximately 163 million white- and blue-collar workers, which is used to finance the retirement benefits of 50 million Americans. In fiscal 2008, Washington collected $785 billion in taxes and paid out approximately $585 billion in benefits.

So what's the problem?

The problem is that generations of U.S. workers have been misled to believe that Social Security's annual surpluses accumulate in a trust fund that will be used to meet future costs. It is money that will be there, we have been assured, when "our day" comes.