Yes, follow the lead of the hippies. Every generation's deadbeats get a rude awakening that Social Security is prorated based on number of quarters you worked o

Yes, follow the lead of the hippies. Every generation's deadbeats get a rude awakening that Social Security is prorated based on number of quarters you worked over your life, usually coming up short once it's too late to go back and earn them. You can't just couch-surf to 65 and collect a free paycheck unless you're also playing SSDI fraud (which has its own earned-income credit system too, IIRC).