This is not true at all. When SS was founded America found itself in the grips of the great depression. There will millions of Americans that were literally starving and many where older Americans. The goal of SS was to allow these older Americans enough money to live on until death. It was helped along by a much lower life span at the time and very few people that were eligible to retire in the early years. The ratio of worker to retired was 7/1, today the rate is 3/1 with a longer life span. The gap between wealthy and the average American was also much lower than what it is today. This idea the unless the wealthy get back what they pay into a system its welfare is very dangerous to our country. The rich are not hurting for anything, they can afford to pay more into a system that will hurt them a little to help millions of their fellow citizens.
None of that refutes my statement.