Jim-

The way your post reads in English is that the SS costs those folks more than ALL of the items you named. Of course, this sort of ridiculous exaggeration is is standard operating procedure for those of the BuShite persuasion, so no surprise.

OK, so if your SS is ca. $12K per annum at 12% of your income, you're making over $100K a year. Plus your wife's income. What's the matter- can't buy that second Lexus? Must be tough.

You might try living like regular folks sometime- support a family on one half or one third of what you make. Might change your perspective on this whole issue.