Easy for you to say, I am 64 and paid into SS for my whole life. I need my money back when I retire next year.
You don't know my age.
paid into SS for my whole life
No, you paid into your parents' and grandparents' SS checks.
I need my money back
Your money doesn't exist any more. The only way you'll get any money is to take it from your (or somebody's) children. That's the way government bonds work. SS is a scheme to turn us all into dependents of a thieving government.
My mom was a mother of us seven kids. When the last child was in his teens, she went to work as a secretary for small law firm. This was the 1980s, so I think she made about $5-6/hour. She did that for about 10-12 years. I estimate she maybe paid $10K into Social Security.
She then lived another 30 years after that. I am guessing she collected $250K over that time.
It's a Ponzi scheme, pure and simple. Its gonna crash some day.