Social security is a pay-as-you-go program. Your money is long gone, used to pay for the living expenses and health care of senior citizens while you were working. Now, you are living off the money of working-age people. 15% of the income of that single mother working three minimum wage jobs is going to pay for your living expenses and health care. Next time so see her, you can tell her you are ENTITLED to HER money.

Sure, let's cut defense. Of course, we spend three times as much on Medicare and Social Security as on defense, but a little peripheral belt-tightening can't hurt.