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You do know that you pay into SS and Medicare, right?
You're walking down the street. A mugger grabs your wallet with $100 dollars in it. Before they run off they grab a $20 out of your wallet and give it back to you and run off with the rest. Now, were you robbed?
Oh.. ok. That's where you are going. Fine. If I am lucky enough to get back some of the money that I paid into SS, I reject the notion that I am on the dole. That's just plain wrong.
But yes, I'd much rather not pay into SS and invest that money myself.
You are on the dole because it's not your money that is paid back to you, it's a future taxpayer's money. Yours was spent at the time you paid it. It's no different then any other tax. You can say you paid for the military and your children should pay for the military, but you can't say they are paying you back for doing it.