Quote Originally Posted by digitaldean
Social Security is not what I'd call a lottery payment. If a person throws their money away and wants to live like a pauper on SS that's up to them. I think most people will want to live on more than SS.
This is important to note. SS doesn't even cover basic living expenses anymore. Partial's scam of spending all his money on candy and stereos at 64 to be eligible for SS at 65 is not so attractive. Probably there is some way to do means testing that people will accept.