Your analysis is all wrong. A majority of those on SSI never paid into it or very little. All the older illegals get it from the start and never paid into it. Those on SSDI get it when reaching the proper age. Those who never worked get it as well. So while you might have worked and put a little bit in you are paying for a whole lot of freeloaders. And what little if any you paid into Medicare does not even come close to covering even a year of medical benefits received unless you are healthy like me and go once a year for a physical and are not hooked on a bunch of stupid designed drugd as society seems to be today. PS my father at 94 sees the doctor about as much as I do and no drugs too.

What you just pointed out is exactly why conservatives are opposed to social security. If the federal government had let me invest my money instead of taking it to supposedly give me a partial retirement package I would already be retired and living comfortably.

In the past you have railed against Republicans for wanting to do away with social security, but you have just identified exactly why we don't like it.

As long as there is social security the government will take from the young and give a small piece of it to the elderly. Instead the government would insure that almost everyone could retire comfortably by requiring us to invest the 6.5 percent that is currently taken for social security and having the employer continue to pay their 6.5 percent into the program until those who are already on social security are gone.

They could gradually phase out the program and as more elderly die gradually have the employer begin putting their portion of the money into the individuals retirement plan instead of social security.
This might cause some pain for a few of us that are nearing retirement age, but would sure be better for our children, because you are absolutely right social security is a ponzi scheme and always has been.

Your analysis is all wrong. A majority of those on SSI never paid into it or very little. All the older illegals get it from the start and never paid into it. Those on SSDI get it when reaching the proper age. Those who never worked get it as well. So while you might have worked and put a little bit in you are paying for a whole lot of freeloaders. And what little if any you paid into Medicare does not even come close to covering even a year of medical benefits received unless you are healthy like me and go once a year for a physical and are not hooked on a bunch of stupid designed drugd as society seems to be today. PS my father at 94 sees the doctor about as much as I do and no drugs too.