Isn't that just another way of saying "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need?"
No. I have no problem with giving SS to those who truly need help- REALLY need help. It is unfortunate that our culture has encouraged a generation of children only too happy to dump their parents on the taxpayer. I, for one, don’t want to see Granny eating dog food (although, have you checked the price of THAT lately?).
My problem is this: Retirees with separate incomes from unions, 401Ks, other retirement savings, etc, paid off homes or some other way to boost their personal incomes, leaving SS as a means to pay their greens fees- THEY don’t need it. And there are far more of THOSE than “grannys-in-the-walk-up”. Seniors are the most invested and, arguably, the wealthiest population group. Most of them don’t NEED SS, yet all will tell you how entitled they are TO it.
No one is entitled to welfare of ANY type, no one is entitled to the product of another’s labor. Period.