New Deal started a lot of things and began with the crash in 1929.
Some good things, more bad things.
SS is something I will accept when I turn 62. A little more than 6 years from now.
What I don't like is that since 2001 I've paid double as I'm self-employed. What I also don't like is that when me or my wife pass, one of us will have to choose which "benefit" we'll receive. Can't take both. And if we both pass young, nobody gets it. It's just gone.
Neither of us will likely ever see the amounts we've paid in. It's not possible. We've both been FICA maxed since 1997 or so. Not that I'm complaining about earning too much LOL... Just that I know I could have made our money perform much better than the government can. That's another rub though.
Regardless, SS cannot go away. That would be a disaster for too many people. It does need some fixing.