Save Sonny - Save Social Security

The US Social Security system will fall into debt within the next ten years, and is likely to run out of money over the next several decades.

Without change, today's young adults will be hit hard. It's a structural problem that can't be fixed with little tweaks. Now is the time to fix it.

We are producing a series of short internet videos to explain this issue to everyone.

Sonny is the voice of a generation. He's a good hard-working kid who has just landed his first job at Pizza Ninja. He spends his hours serving up sumo slices, pushing a broom, and scrubbing toilets. Not the greatest job in the world, but he knows that he needs to work hard and save his money if he wants to be able to afford college.

Imagine Sonny's surprise on payday when he discovers that over 12% of his paycheck was taken away for Social Security. What is that all about? Where does it go? Who is holding on to it? Is it in a lock box waiting for him to collect when he retires?

Sonny embarks on a mission to discover the answers to these questions. What he discovers is frightening: a broken Social Security system that promises little security for him and, furthermore, threatens to plunge our country into a black hole of monumental debt!