As a vet, I put my life on the line for my country. My V.A. loan in 1972 was earned and cost the tax payers nothing as I repaid the loan ahead of schedule.
Furthermore anybody who thinks S.S. should fold immediately and not issue any more checks, should absolutely refuse to accept theirs when they become eligible, including the $255 Social Security pays for "burial expenses".
Even if the program is still around in 30 years, I have no intention of collecting a dime. I don’t want to have to explain to God why I thought it would be okay to accept blood-soaked money from thieves, gamblers, drunkards, Sodomites, fornicators, and murderers. My spirit is more precious to me than a measly decade of unprofitable loafing with stolen prosperity instead of working honestly with my two hands to earn my keep.
I’ll cheerfully opt out of Social Security! Let me keep my contributions and invest them myself, thanks.
I actually did turn down the burial benefit when I lost my first wife to cancer. When I saw that I would have to wait in line for hours to apply for it I realized that I couldn’t afford to take it because at that time I still had a business going and could earn more than $255. in the time I would have spent applying for it.