If your comment was directed at me, I AM NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT IT. I’m merely saying others should NOT complain about getting a few hundred bucks every month for doing nothing, either.
It was directed at you and I worked continuously since 1964 (including military and served in Vietnam). I paid into the system for the last 52 years, so I feel what I get BACK is NOT for doing nothing, thank you very much...
Barbra Streisand. I contributed maximum amount every year in social security taxes from age 22 through age 58. I will never get my money back unless I live to be 105 years old. I invested similar amounts in stock mutual funds every year, and the return from my own simple strategy of investing in SP500 funds is now yielding me 5 times the social security checks by purchasing a fixed income annuity. The SA country of Chile has a social security program in which workers retirement tax is partially invested in stocks, and that has resulted in Chilean's receiving much better pensions than US retirees.