If even half of all SS money that's taken out of American's checks every week was to be 'invested' in the stock/bond market,
Wall Street would feast! The very thought of using vast amounts of other peoples' money would be like heroin for a junkie.
And week after week, month after month there would be another hit to the vein. Investment instruments would be created to capture future injections. Freekin' nightmare!
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ---Ralph Waldo Emerson