[Leg Olam]

Since when did Social Security become a ‘right’?

[daisy mae for the usa]

Yes, that caught my attention, too.

[RipSawyer]

“Since when did Social Security become a ‘right’?”
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Considering that the government takes taxes from people specifically identified as being for social security, medicare and disability if needed then it SHOULD be a right to draw social security and medicaid benefits after reaching the minimum age for them and it SHOULD be a right to draw disability if a person is genuinely disabled but it has been made clear that we have no actual guarantee of ever drawing a dime. Legally the government could discontinue the whole program tomorrow and never pay another dime to anyone as far as I know.

[napscoordinator]

Since when did Social Security become a ‘right’?

It is when we paid for it our whole working lives.