There are millions of people who paid into the system, and who will NEVER get a single SS check.
Millions of those who paid, will have died before they even get a single check. Perhaps a love one (wife, kids) may get the benefit that one paid for, but, many other millions will have paid with not a single check coming to them or any family member.The government depends on people dying early so that the money will be there for all others, even to those who never contributed a single penny into the system, like illegal aliens.
Just like people without kids who have to pay for public education. And people who never have a fire or are never the victim of a crime, but have to pay for fire and police departments. And people who will never go to space but have to pay for NASA, etc, etc.