[Roccus]

I don’t want someone deciding I shouldn’t get the promised amount because I have more than they deem acceptable

Yet that is EXACTLY what happens if your income other than SS retirement benefits exceeds what the gov't deems you deserving of. Then your SS benefits begin to become progressively subject to income tax as well.

[GaryCrow]

True, it’s already means tested to a certain extent which is wrong. You should get what you paid for, otherwise it’s just another welfare program.