Fine. Then they’re owed exactly what they paid in...
Oh wait. The reality is that seniors usually get back much more than they paid in.
Hence... the Ponzi scheme.
My mother is getting $750 a month. She also gets free housing, utilities, medical, and food.
She has NEVER, ever paid in that much. If she takes after my grandmother, she could be collecting that much - every month - for the next 25-30 years. (Grandma’s still alive... and collecting as well)
Somebody has to pay that bill and most seniors are getting back much more than they ever contributed.
Is it humanitarian to care for our elderly? Of course. Moral? Absolutely. Do we love and value them? Definitely.
But the numbers do not add up.
Math is not moral. Math doesn’t care about you or me. Math has no pity or mercy or religion or political affiliation.
Hopes and best wishes don’t pay the bills.
[[She has NEVER, ever paid in that much.]]
The whole idea of SS was for the healthy to pay in to take care of the needy in this country and to be available to them IF they should become needy as well- many people never become needy, Die before they become eligible for SS, and the money they pay in gets distributed to those in need- it’s supposed to be a safety net for those who can’t take care of themselves- Just like insurance that many pay into for years, and many never need, but those how do need it get way more than they ever paid in- same difference- it’s the healthy that pay in that make it possible for the sick to get the medical help they need when and if they need it- it’s a moral responsibility for the healthy to help provide for those who can’t- “To whom much is given, much is required”