[Constitutions Grandchild]

The one just about to retire. We’ve worked to pay into social security for our parents and grandparents (most of whom paid little or nothing into it). Our fathers died young and collected nothing. We supported Johnson’s Great Society Give Away for all our lives with little or no say in who or how the money should be directed. We just worked. There won’t be a retirement for most of us — just the silence of the grave — all so that other could act without consequences. We were good little scouts. We followed the rules and got what? You tell me.

[Girlene]

The one just about to retire........There won’t be a retirement for most of us ....

It is a mess. I would say the folks getting SS for the last 20 years have received the most from participating in SS. Their gross benefit has far exceeded their investment. It was a ponzi scheme. It still is.

You will probably fair better than younger generations.

I'm assuming the title, Welfare State, does not only refer to SS benefits for retirees. There are many other social programs - SS Disability, food stamps, unemployment benefits, earned income, Medicaid benefits, etc.