[cpdiii]

I retired this year. I would be more than delighted if the government would return to me all the money that they have deducted, in constant dollars with the meager return of treasury certificates. For this I would sign any damn thing they want that says they owe me nothing and I am entitled to nothing from them. I would have far more money and better health insurance.

The real hell of it is, if means testing happens I am so truly screwed.

[DrC]

“I would be more than delighted if the government would return to me all the money that they have deducted, in constant dollars with the meager return of treasury certificates.”

If it makes you feel better, whatever you’re losing on SS you likely are making up on Medicare. That’s why Medicare is going seriously broke. The average recipient is getting about $3 in benefits for every dollar paid in taxes. Today’s youngsters are paying the lion’s share of your Medicare, not you.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/social-security-medicare-benefits-over-lifetime.pdf