do not let folks opel you by saying that in order to get a handle on our debt, we have to slash social security. there are some modest adjustments that can be made that will make it solvent for 75 years. that is about as long as you can think ahead as a country. the way to do it is similar to the way that ronald reagan picked social security back in 1983. they said ok, we will make some modest adjustments that are phased in over a very long period of time. if we do that, and all the money goes back into social security, there is no reason why social security will not be there for future generations. again, this is an example of where everybody gets so dug-in on their positions. i have to say, in fairness, i have commented on the other side not always been flexible, there are some times when democrats are not as flexible as they need to be. i get frustrated when i hear folks say you cannot make any changes to any government programs. that cannot be right. most companies, every year, they are thinking, what can we do better? are there some changes that we can make in order to have the op