SS is the perfect example of the trap of socialism. Once dependent on the government handout, few are willing to do without. If everything needed to exist is handed out by the government, the individual has willingly become a slave to the state.
Explain that whenever someone trots out SS as a good example of socialism.
How many Americans are waiting until the magic date so they can get the “free” stuff from medicare?
The average conservative is not very far removed from a practical standpoint from a fire-breathing AOC socialist. They hate to admit it, but its true.