Unlike all other social program, Social security is an Earned benefits. People actually spend money to earn benefits!
And the benefits are not really that big. If you take a liberal mantra that $15 is the minimum living wage, (<=> $30,000/year) then almost all social security recipients live below living minimum. (SS average is below $20,000/year).
In Europe, the SS equivalent is a lot larger compared to average/minimum income. It bankrupts the European states, but it is.
What I want to say, that there are 1000’s of programs which deserve cutting before anybody should touch SS!
Should be repeated often!