Steven, Social Security and Medicare are, by their very definition, entitlement programs.  Your having paid into them is why you are "entitled" to draw upon them.  The problem with them is that most people draw much more than they ever contributed, at which point they become welfare programs.

Sheesh Steven, we've spent more on the war on poverty (beginning in the 1960's) than we've spent on all our actual wars combined.  The reason we have debt is because we spend more than we take in in tax revenue.  Basics of economics - you should acquaint yourself.

Our defense spending accounted for 16% of our budget for 2016, much smaller by far than the 60% spent on welfare and entitlements.

What is the "fair share" the wealthy should pay?  They earned it; what makes their "fair share" any greater than anyone else's?

You want to live in a Marxist society.  Most here do not.  Can you learn nothing from all the failures and human tragedy of the Marxist state?