If I had invested what they took I would have a heck of a lot more than they are sending me monthly.
It’s going to take a couple generations to end SS. I think the first step is to end the payroll tax for both employer and employee. Replace with a border adjustment tax. Beyond just a tariff, everything that enters the ports gets a tax. I think it would both encourage American business, and it would break the “I’m owed it” mindset. FDR was very clever in how he set up SS, really hard to get rid of as people feel they deserve it. Guess that is how socialism always works, people think they’re owed.