In social security one is supposed to be paying for his own retirement during his whole life, not to pay for someone else to simply do nothing
as an outsider, it is fascinating how much of a broad consensus there is in the US for "socialism for the old" - especially government funded/run healthcare and 'u'bi, vs doing anything at all help to the young and/or poor.
The bloc described as “whites without a college degree” overlaps most with the “old and comfortable” bloc.
Old people vote
Which I believe is very dire financial state - I don't count on it supporting me much in the future.