Like 12ridehd and so many millions more we paid into both programs for better than 50 years without any say in the matter.

This could have been a good thing because many people in both programs lacked the effort or lack the opportunity to do any savings or carry medical coverage at all. Corporations use to do a adequate attempt at providing benefits but somewhere along the line they stopped and reversed course. This left quite a few workers in dire straights.

Many like my wife and me never place trust in relying on others and so banked every penny we could deferring compensation for retirement years.

I said both these programs coud have been a good thing however our greedy representatives misrepresented themseves so as to have the opportunity to avail themselves to our funds because they felt "entitled" to do so . Then they played the political game and called these programs "entitlements" giving them the option to pull them from us. Well I mad as ----and I am not going to take it.

Food stamps on the other hand are an entitlement but for some a need. However there are so many abuses and undeserving beneficaries in the program because the government lacks the will to clean up their mess .

You have to know the program is failing many when many generation after generations continue on this program. It is morally repugnant to keep these folks in such bondage making them "in effect" addicted to this program.
I am not talking about the individual that needs a hand up to get back on their feet. I am talking about those that find this is the righteous way of life. so muc so that they feel good about buying $42 ice cream cakes as was explained in an article on the subject in WSJ. Heck I can't afford nor would pay that amount for an everyday cake.

Finally I wish the liberals would stop using the same old argument that conservatives argue against entitlements but collect their social security checks every month. It is disingenious of liberals and they know it. Better they use their intellect and energy to push elected officials into getting some of these food stamp beneficiaries out of servitude