First the issue is entitlements not welfare. Entitlements are where Americans PAID for it already and are owed it by agreement. Whats wrong with Americans getting what they paid for?
“Whats wrong with Americans getting what they paid for?”
Those paying into the top tier of SS will never get all their money back and raising the retirement age or cutting benefits will make SS even more of a socialized ponzi scheme.
Details on request, for those that want to calculate just how badly they’ll be screwed even with no changes to SS. A brief example is my husband, who if he works another 17 years until his retirement age of 67, would pay in ~$140K. That’s just his portion. With his employer’s portion it is ~280k. If he lives to the average lifespan of 83, he’d only get $40k more in benefits. And his group will be the first cut, making the theft from him even worse. So he quit work and we’ve gone Galt and are no longer supporting the fascist beast.