I'm not sure I have a good answer for that.
To a certain extent, all government programs are pay-as-you-go to some degree, and with the deficit and annual debt, they're a way of transferring some proportion of federal spending across years.
Seniors care a lot about their children and grandchildren, and they are concerned about leaving substantial debts to their children and grandchildren, especially when that debt is mostly funding consumption, rather than investment.
If we're thinking about pay-as-you-go, we want to be very careful about whether we're paying for current consumption or whether we're paying for an investment for future generations.
I'd be very happy to—