Social Security(SS) is a burden that this country will not be able to afford given the current path of the Elderly living longer. Welfare is an abused system, instead of contributing to it through taxes let the taxpayers instead donate to charities who will help the needy, while weeding out the abusers of such systems as food stamps. Finally, end the intelligence crippling whore that is public schooling, allow parents to start up their own private schools/co-ops which will allow for a better quality of education while at the same time ensure personal accountability for all parents.