[QT3.14]

We constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run out of money. This group worked for their benefit.

How come we never hear about welfare or food stamps running out of money? In many cases this group didn't work for their benefit entitlement.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

There are no entitlements. Every program run by the government is run like a welfare program. The money collected for Social Security or Medicare should not be considered a contribution to an entitlement program. It should be considered additional taxes paid to keep the government going.

The money taken out to pay Medicare and Social Security beneficiaries has absolutely no relation to the money that goes in. It's all a lie. It's a just one big Ponzi scheme.

[entropy12]

Food Stamps money comes from USDA which is funded from general budget funds. Social Security is a separate program, supposedly self funded.

Which simply means USDA can get money by increasing federal taxes which have no upper limit, or borrowing more debt which is limited only by the national debt limit increased on a regular basis.

[Chuckster]

SSDI is one of the most abused benefits there are. It is not the same as the Social Security Retirement benefit.

[oldbrowser]

We constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run out of money. This group worked for their benefit.

How come we never hear about welfare or food stamps running out of money? In many cases this group didn't work for their benefit entitlement.

This is the marxist word game in play

People who worked and paid into the social security system are the people who are "entitled".

Welfare and food stamps are not entitlements, they are charity. People are not entitled to charity.
Charity is for people who are handicapped and unable to provide for themselves.

[Sawdring]

Did they really work for their benefits our were they forced to pay into a Ponzi scheme that will one day collapse?