Social Security should not be included in “government benefits” I receive my own benefit, the govn. just cuts the check. I paid in to Social Security and my husband paid in to Social Security. He died before he received any. When I reached the age I could collect, I had to choose between mine and his and could not have both.
That isn't fair, two paid in but only one gets paid out. I chose my husband's, so I lost the money I paid in. I don't want to hear anyone complaining to me about people collecting their social security money they paid in.
Marcella, I agree with you that SocSec should not be included in Govt Bennies. It was designed as an insurance program to guarantee retirement benefits for citizens. The only problem with the insurance was that politicians were the overseers! I tried to opt out in the 70's and was told no I couldn't. It is a govt bene of sorts, but a benefit that was purchased by the citizen.
More troubling is that there are the same pecentage of citizens on food stamps as are on Soc Sec......