I've recently been doing some research on Social Security in the US and the findings have been troubling. With the Baby Boomer generation reaching retirement age, the government is spending over 24% of its budget on social security (defense is 18%, for comparison), and the national debt is not getting any better. If the US cuts spending on social security as I have laid out in this video, then there could be substantial savings for a brighter economic future.

Instead of an article I decided I would try my hands at an informational video. I kind of winged it so it could have gone better, but life is a learning experience.

References:

Median age of death by year (from social security website): https://www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/as120/LifeTables_Body.html

Age of death distribution information:http://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/40204/is-global-life-expectancy-normally-distributed