Why are druggies, alcoholics and ‘bi-polars’, for example, lounging around in their 20-30-40’s, perfectly able bodied, living off money and free medical that comes out of our the social security money we paid into all our lives?
If the gov’t wants to take care of these people, year after year, with no incentive to get off it, then let it be from another fund. The number of these people, who have paid little to no money into SS has mushroomed in the past 20 years. Indeed, they don't have anything taken out of their monthly ‘payment’ for medicare and they pay no deductible or co-pay and they get their office visits free and free counseling - all things those of us who paid in from age 15, don't get.
Don't buy into the hype that people on social sec are getting ‘free lunch’ - as bill clinton once said ‘ and that we should work longer and get less.
Let's just stop the embezzlement from social security.
I agree with you, and it is too late to get into a rant about all of the reforms that SS needs. It’s a pit of snakes and there are no easy answers.