The statement that CPP is a Ponzi scheme has no basis. It is properly funded and solvent. So unless the government dips into it to fund other things CPP is an effective program that will be there in the future. Means testing CPP also doesn't make sense. It is a pension plan where the payout is based on what you pay in. It is not a safety net program, It is a forced saving plan.
I do think that some kind of cohort death tax should be applied to the boomers assets to offset the debt that was accumulated over their lives and soon to be their death. That cohort needs higher taxes in general to pay for their future and previous costs.
I'd start with getting rid of the age amount deduction on taxes for any income over 50k.
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