I am 64, and not even considering applying for Social Security any time soon. If I work till I am 70, and make similar amounts of money that I have in the last few years, my monthly Social Security payments will be nearly three times what they would be if I applied now. They still would be barely enough to live on, and that only if I have no health problems. I could move out of the country to somewhere much less expensive, but that is not what Social Security has been said to be for. I have wanted it to end, ever since I first understood how it distorts everyone’s thinking, and that it would eventually not allow a decent living for seniors. That was at the age of eleven in 1973. Other people have not been able to see this because they don’t want to. The law establishing it was passed in 1935, but it was first debated in the Senate in 1933. If you read the transcripts of those debates it is clear that all of the Senators, with no exceptions, understood that it was a very bad idea, and yet two years later they passed it. Even at this age, and with no other retirement plan, I want Social Security to end asap. Of course that wouldn’t help much without all of the other socialist programs ending as well. Medicare, Medicaid, and mandated insurance have not only raised our health costs to an incredible degree, it has caused it to become sick care rather than health care. Every one of these programs is too corrupt to even reform. In 2008 I had surgery that was paid for by Workers Compensation. I actually was injured at work, and so this was a legitimate payment. However, I only had to sign my name once, and no one ever asked to see my ID. That indicates an extreme ease for fraudulent activity. Ending these programs over time would cause great difficulty for many millions of people. Ending them suddenly would of course be even worse. However, the way things are going, a monthly Social Security check will eventually not even buy a loaf of bread.