“SS is something we paid into. It’s not government money they are handing out like charity.”
Except we didn’t pay into it or it would still be there for us. SS was simply used to allow a much lower income tax rate than what would have been necessary with our level of spending. We, collectively, wanted low income taxes and high spending - and the problem was solved by taking our SS money and mixing it with other tax revenues, and then spending it.
So ANY SS money being paid out now is on the backs of our kids and grandkids...the money we paid in is LONG GONE.
You have proof of that statement, that fica was used to lower taxes???