Point is simple... the Federal Governments job is not to provide handouts to people period. SS is bad enough but it’s my money that I paid in that I should be getting back but probably won’t because of all the other damn entitlements handed out to buy votes.
SSD started in 1956 21 years after SS. SSD requires some work in most cases but for as little as a 1.5 years of work you can collect forever.
SSI was created in 1974 39 years after SS and SSI has no work requirement i.e pay nothing in and you can still get it. It’s a HANDOUT funded by me paying SS taxes.
If you agree with the Federal Program of SSD and SSI which are handouts, then you agree with all the other entitlements being handed out or your a hypocrite i.e. if you benefit then it’s ok.
The Constitution’s articles, and the subsequent Amendments, specify the prerogatives of the Feds. They are listed in Article I, Sec. 8; Articles II-V; Amendments XIII-XVI, XIX-XX, XXIII-XXVI. These prerogatives belong to one of the following categories:
1) Defense, war prosecution, peace, foreign relations, foreign commerce, and interstate commerce;
2) The protection of citizens’ constitutional rights (e.g the right to vote) and ensuring that slavery remains illegal;
3) Establishing federal courts inferior to the SCOTUS;
4) Copyright protection;
5) Coining money;
6) Establishing post offices and post roads;
7) Establishing a national set of universal weights and measures;
8 ) Taxation needed to raise revenue to perform these essential functions.
I don’t see anywhere in the constitution where it says if you can’t work or earn a living then the Federal Government will supply you with money to live.
The Tenth Amendment states that all prerogatives not explicitly given to the Federal Government, nor prohibited of the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.
States can do what they want along with charities and family but it’s not the Federal Governments job.
enjoy your health and income while you can- God forbid something happen to you and NOONE is there to help you when you can’t help yourself- Thank God this country isn’t made up of a majority of people who believe ‘hooray for me the hell with everyone else’ - Thank God that most people actually care about those who can’t help themselves- and thank God that those who have much are willing to have their taxes go to helping those incapable of helping themselves- Most people realize that it’s a moral duty to help those who can NOT help themselves- Most people are grateful for their own health and ability to work, and most people are just fine with paying into a system that is a safety net for themselves IF, God forbid, anything bad should happen to them- and if not, then others will be helped-
If you feel differently then whatever-
Have a nice day