I think this is where i get my cynicism from, in college, walking by a group of newly built section 8 housing, looking in and seeing big screen TVs, playing video games, their much nicer cars out front with expensive sound systems and 20+" chrome wheels.... but they couldnt afford housing? or food? And hearing the stories from cop friends about when their children are being taken away, they are screaming mad/upset about losing the PAYCHECK, not the child... My friend's sister in law who abuses planned parenthood to aid her in being lazy and immature.... and it goes on and on and on... The people that abuse these systems vastly outnumber the people who use them responsibly based on what I have seen...
Social security.... it was never meant to be someone's 401k retirement package. It was implemented to aid those who were too old to hold gainful employment any longer, and when life expectancy was mUCH shorter... It was designed to help elderly survive a few years until they passed away, as crass as that sounds....