We can afford SS just not for everybody and their brother who isn’t a citizen or retirement age.
After my sister died my BIL who had remarried took my two nieces fulltime. He and his wife between the two of them made almost $200,000 per year. He still got SS survivorship benefits for both kids. That’s the kind of thing that has to be stopped.
I agree Georgia Girl- I know several people, both elderly and disabled, that get the absolute minimum on SS and SSD, and it’s just pitiful what they have to live on- $650 or so per month- and that has to go towards low income rent- electricity, heat, and food etc (although they get a little help for heat- but it aint much- they do get their medical taken care of fortunately)- I was told they don’t go for SSI because it would mean getting even less even though they would be eligible for food stamps on SSI- In the end they would end up with less
It’s sad to think that our nation’s most vulnerable people, disabled, vets and elderly are living basically in squalor, while able bodied illegals come here illegally, break our laws, and some get welfare and SS and other government help that add up to a whopping $45,000 per year- nearly $4000 per month, or $133 PER DAY while many of our Seniors only get $20 per day