Exactly why we need privatization of SS so his family can keep his INVESTMENT!
It would be interesting to hear him weigh in on that. I understand your sentiment, but actuarially he's an argument for the other side. Social Security paid off for him. And I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't care a whit.
Actually he probably takes the place of 3-4 young full time workers. Or 7-8 of Jesse Jacksons followers.
My grandfather died at 93 years old. He worked his 200 acre farm all his life, until 6 months before he died, when pneumonia forced him into assisted living his last 6 months.
On good days, the people at the nursing home had to keep an eye on him, they caught him a couple of times walking home to work his farm, 2-1/2 miles away.
He was never the same, not because of the pneumonia, but because he loved his land so much, he couldn't stand being couped up with a bunch of old boring people. He wanted to work.
Exactly why we need to carefully review options under a privattization plan. With a private account, you set up an annuity and he would probably have outlived any normal annuity. If he got a life-time annuity, there would be no INVESTMENT to pass on.