90 Years of Social Security: Time for a Crypto-Style Upgrade to Save Its Future

Social Security hits its 90th anniversary—but this legacy system is running on analog fumes in a digital economy.

The ticking time bomb no politician wants to touch

Like a blockchain with 51% vulnerability, the program’s trust mechanism cracks as worker-to-beneficiary ratios collapse. The original 1945 math—16 workers funding 1 retiree—now looks as quaint as dial-up internet.

Defi for boomers? Not quite—but radical changes needed

Automatic benefit cuts kick in by 2035 unless Congress intervenes. Yet lawmakers treat reforms like a toxic shitcoin—all hype, no hard forks. Meanwhile, millennials get the worst of both worlds: paying into a system that’ll be bankrupt before they retire.

Here’s the brutal truth: without means-testing, higher retirement ages, or—god forbid—actual tax increases, Social Security becomes the ultimate Ponzi scheme. But good luck getting Wall Street’s pet politicians to prioritize people over profits.