Social Security IS welfare...it heavily taxes the working class in an effort to redistribute that wealth to those that can't work and haven't bothered to save money for themselves, but not before passing through the government filter of inefficiency.I make an average salary (about $45-50k)...I'm currently paying about $3000 a year into SS. What if, instead of paying the government that money, I was able to invest that $3000 per year instead? If I had started at age 20 and invested that $3000 per year until age 65 at a rate of 8% (that's a conservative estimate), I would have a nest egg of $1.25 million. That means, at 8% interest, I would be retiring comfortably on $100,000 annually in interest from my nest egg. That's not even taking into account the fact that my salary will increase over time, and thus so will my taxes/investment potential.Compare that to the average monthly SS payment for a retiree today of $1150 ($13,800 annually)...mind telling me how exactly Social Insecurity is such a great thing?