I have been paying Social Security taxes for years with no benefit to me personally. If I die before I will have paid those taxes any never receive any benefit. But the reason it works is that all of us have to participate in the program....

The system is broken mainly because the free markets have failed...the insurance companies want to minimize there risk and therefore maximize profits, US corporations want to unburden themselves of healthcare costs and the result is anyone with health issues cannot get affordable healthcare in the open market. This includes me.....

It has been argued, on this website, that "we" shouldn't have to pay for abortions, birth control pills and illegals. We also should also not have to pay for people who don't have health insurance and then seek services in the nations hospital emergency rooms.