Just because someone says the sky is falling is no reason to put up a net. The debate about the future of Social Security is a debate about our priorities as a nation. If we value guaranteeing retirement security to our senior citizens, then we will make it a top priority and fund it. If we do not value it, then we will give it to the private sector. Look what happens when the health of our nation is in private hands.
People go without health care, while profits are made.
The same will happen if we entrust Social Security to Wall Street. To Help Arming yourself with the facts about Social Security and understanding the myths about it will help you and the people you talk to. I have found it helpful to visit the homepage of two economists, Dean Baker and Mark Weisbrot.