[flubert]

>What there absolutely is not is some sort of program where millions of people are paid to sit around

https://www.ssa.gov/agency/performance/2016/FINAL_2014_2016_...

[aphelion]

Case in point. Social Security is OASDI - old age, survivors, and disability insurance. It's not a guaranteed income for the general population, it's meant to provide support to those incapable of working due to age or disability.