And same for S.S. recipients. They are on the dole also and know whose back they must scratch to keep the checks coming.
I’m 62 and a half. I will file when I am 66, even if I am working. I could retire tomorrow with about $80,000/year without SS, mostly because I have lived frugally and saved. I could and do support reforms to SS, my only caveat is that I oppose “means tested” reforms because that causes perverse incentives. People of my age and earning history who blew through money with expensive vacations, new cars and big houses shouldn’t be rewarded with fatter Social Security checks.