actually notlook for itObama will have a substantial surplus for the next few years, but it will be heading downward, where it was heading upward under Bush. 2008 being the peak year, 2009 should be close in revenue to 2008, but will gradually come down.
congress will likely increase the max threshold for paying SSI and FICA
That step will almost certainly happen at some point, but that in itself will not be nearly enough. Raising the age when benefits can first be taken is the most logical and cost effective way to reduce overall costs without cutting benefits drastically. By reducing the amount of years people can collect, we can keep the benefits at current levels; people just will have to wait longer before they can collect on them. This will be even more important when looking at Medicare, which has a much bigger shortfall than SS.
if you raise the age a lot of people will be hurt by it
if you raise the max level, fewer people would be hurt
because also they will make it next to impossible for those making over the limit to ever get anything out of it because they usually have the 401k's and other investments that would keep them over the income limit