Social Security is truly a Sword of Damocles hovering over the heads of Americans, especially younger ones — but politics has made it impossible to get anywhere with the efforts at removing the sword or even somewhat dulling the blade. It hovers there, like one of those fabulous Lord of the Rings weapons, except that the Orcs have it. To read something frightful about our future under Social Security, check out this report from the National Center for Policy Analysis.