I think we agree to an extent, but I will NEVER be satisfied with the socialism, it is evil to the core. You said:
“I don’t want to see people starve if they are too irresponsible to save for themselves. They certainly shouldn’t “live well” but neither should they starve. Just because it is “not my fault” they screwed up doesn’t mean I think they should die.”
Then you (and I and anyone else), are free to give to them from your own savings, but NEVER are free to give to them from the public coffers. Surely if you look at your post, you realize that there can never be personal responsibility when you know you will always be taken care of. These evils ALWAYS start out so innocent, which is why I stated, that as long as there are payments, they WILL be the camel’s nose in the tent.
Also raising the goalposts for retirement age does nothing except state that all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others (in this case, those born first), that is generational rape, and not at all “Equal justice under law.” Just end it all, or we WILL default, through hypperinflation.
That’s too close to Libertarian for me and I don’t believe in natural selection for humans. I’m also a frugal person who has no tolerance for the indulgence of others. A minimum payment to keep them going paid for on a cash flow basis makes sense to me.