That's my absolute biggest problem with this "young people want socialism" bit running around constantly. I've been paying into SS for almost 2 decades, and there hasn't been a single day that I've been able to think "even if I don't save $3mil for retirement as recommended, I know SS got me". I'm giving money away fully expecting to never get anything in return.
Socialism doesn't seem that bad when you are actively participating in it already. The tiny violins get real loud when it's also stated that the wealthy would be paying into a system they won't benefit from. Meanwhile I'm subsidizing every stupid ass Boomer in existence...
I don't disagree there. I remember going to my grandparents as a kid and it was almost a weekly headline; "SS cuts threaten retirees" or something along those lines