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No. SS was designed as a pay-go system that faced a structural demographic decoupling in terms of future liabilities. Hence, the reforms that built persistent surpasses.
Surplus = (revenue-expenditure) > 0
No amount of redefining terminology diminishes this fact.
Social Security is Much Worse Than a Ponzi Scheme - and Here's How to End It - Forbes
So the answer is as usual you refuse to answer so let me help you. You were coerced into putting money into SS and yes it is a future obligation owed to you that has been spent. Paying more in that going out doesn't change the fact that SS is a future obligation in the amount you contributed with maybe the hope of a little return. Light bulb go off yet?