I paid into SS! MY money, not the governments. It came out of MY paycheck! That means I EARNED it!! I slaved for "the man" to get that money! Yet, by the time I become eligible for SS it may not be there because they frivolously waste it! Case in point - My 39 year old niece is paid (several hundred $$/month) from SS to take care of her own 6-year old kid, just because he has "problems" (he's a brat!). I'm not against her being paid, but rather that it comes out of SS.
Your view is based on TRUTH m'dear but that never stops those who want to beat down anything that is helpful to people. I worked my a** off for over 45 years and PAID INTO SOCIAL SECURITY with every paycheck. If I don't draw on my own funds that were set aside all those years who is gonna get the benefit of it? Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday Shuhak! :)
For many it is unearned income. One of the strains on the system is this practice of paying persons who never worked or paid into the system, through SSI "benefits"
Shuhak 