"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" represent the basic human rights that should be supported by national budgets and our tax structure.
The well-being of seniors, health and job-challenged citizens should be guaranteed by fair and equitable policies that apply to all our citizens, regardless of their relative wealth or lack of resources.
Broad-based structures that avoid loopholes or special privileges must insure the common good for us all.
Lifting the income cap & subjecting capital gains to FICA withholding would increase the revenue enough to make it not only permanently solvent but would run at a profit & allow benefits to be increased (for everyone).