What is social security? Well to anwser that question lets first take a look at the definitions of the words:
Social: adj.
Living together in communities.
Of or relating to communal living.
Of or relating to human society and its modes of organization: social classes; social problems; a social issue.
Living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates: Ants are social insects.
Involving allies or members of a confederacy.
Of or relating to the upper classes.
Inclined to seek out or enjoy the company of others; sociable.
Spent in or marked by friendly relations or companionship.
Intended for convivial activities.
Of, relating to, or occupied with matters affecting human welfare: social programs.
n.
An informal social gathering, as of the members of a church congregation.
n. pl. se·cu·ri·ties
Freedom from risk or danger; safety.
Freedom from doubt, anxiety, or fear; confidence.
Something that gives or assures safety, as:
A group or department of private guards: Call building security if a visitor acts suspicious.
Measures adopted by a government to prevent espionage, sabotage, or attack.
Measures adopted, as by a business or homeowner, to prevent a crime such as burglary or assault: Security was lax at the firm's smaller plant.
Measures adopted to prevent escape: Security in the prison is very tight.
Something deposited or given as assurance of the fulfillment of an obligation; a pledge.
One who undertakes to fulfill the obligation of another; a surety.
A document indicating ownership or creditorship; a stock certificate or bond.
So does this mean that the government is going to keep your social life secure? The only thing social security is, is a voting topic. It was inacted by FDR to be a voting topic to take seinors minds off of real issues. FDR was a democratic president who thought that since his party was pro big government that social security would benefit his party more than the republicans. He underestimated their adaptibility. Now nobody dares say that they are going to get rid of it (for fear of the seniors) nor is anybody going to change it (its too valuable as a voting topic). So in one fell swoop the seniors were taken out of the voting class.