I hate to have to say it, but after 45 years of paying into Social Security, I am rather “addicted” to receiving the money I paid in all those years in the form of Social Security. I suspect that even a number of other FReepers might feel the same.
Regarding military waste—It is my understanding that because of the sequestor, the military and other agencies had to make across the board reductions. Thus they cannot get rid of wasteful programs, the can only reduce the amount of money that continues to be wasted. This is stupid and the GOP has the bulk of responsibility.
Hence the “phase out.”
The feds have ripped us all off. Better to kill the beast than to let it continue to grow and kill us.