I’m not a wealthy person, no where near it. But you know what? It’s just wrong not to pay people their Social Security INSURANCE after years of being forced to pay premiums.
The reform proposals I've seen DO NOT suggest NOT paying people their SS. Rather, they're talking a mix of raising the retirement ages and delaying payments, increasing certain taxes (like removing the cap on SS taxes), or even apply a means' test to those with other sources of income.