I am baffled when some Republicans talk about ending Social Security and replacing it with "investing". Most people don't know how to invest nor care to learn. What a disaster this would be.

Freedom! Freedom to starve, that is.

Social security is a mediocre income base. Or base income. It's essentially UBI for seniors that has been around for decades.

Nowhere do you see anyone, even the hardest lefties, claim that typical UBI payments would be anything close to a livable stipend. It's a cushion.