> Both of my parents died before they were able to draw social security, despite paying into the system for a combined ~70-80 years. I'm sorry about your paren

> Both of my parents died before they were able to draw social security, despite paying into the system for a combined ~70-80 years. I'm sorry about your parents, but that's how the system was intended to work. There are very few people who can save like they'll live to 120. Their livelihoods are going to be subsidized by who don't live as long under any system.