[JoeFromSidney]

This is the really diabolical aspect of Social Security. It is designed in a way that openly discourages and prevents saving, particularly on the part of the middle class.

This is one of the reasons the early Keynesians strongly supported Social Security. They argued that SS was good because it suppressed savings. To Keynesians, savings somehow escape from the economy. They are not offered in exchange for goods, and start a downward spiral in "aggregate demand." They overlook the role of savings in making investment possible.

[Retired Greyhound]

Exactly right. To Keynesians (and Kenyans), saving is the enemy.