So you say it is better to have the government give you money taken by force then to take money from people giving it voluntarily?
The government could just hand out $30k checks to all the poor needy retirees without all sleight of hand of SS. They could call it Welfare for Retirees. But the no one wants welfare especially on this forum.
Anyone else who is poor could have a check to. Dignity and all of that. Call it the Dignity for All program.
The government taxes for all kinds of purposes. We all benefit to one degree or another from that. I see it as no different than that.