This will fix SS in time. I expect declines to be measured in years within a decade.
Based on data from 2008, the latest available, life expectancy in the U.S. fell 36.5 days from 2007 to 77.8 years, according to the report released today. Life expectancy is calculated by taking the death rates from the U.S. population in a specific year and figuring out the average number of years remaining for a person born in 2008.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-1...port-says.html