Are you disabled and need a pension? The correct term is " Social Security" not "Welfare"

I prefer the word "Social Security" to so-called "Welfare" -  a term that I would like to see expunged from the bureaucratic lexicon. 

What's wrong with "Welfare"?

Because W*lf*re suggests charity. It demeans unemployed recipients as "poor unfortunate souls" or losers at best,  and scroungers and bludgers verging on criminality at worst. 

Without beating the social constructionist drum too much, "Welfare" locates unemployment in the failure of the individual rather than in system failure. In fact, did you know that the western economic system*, requires at least 5% unemployment as fodder against inflation, and as a frightener to keep the great unwashed ready to accept poor terms and conditions. 

Why is "Social Security" a better term?

Social Security 

• is another term for insurance that is owned by taxpayers, not corporations. 
• treats us as responsible adults who take out insurance against unemployment via our taxes. in case of disability or economic downturns.

Did you know that our economic system ("It" that cannot be named") actually depends on what is called a "Reserve Army of the Unemployed" which must be at at least 5%. Thus, shouldn't we be paying unemployed people a premium for carrying the system on our backs?

Social Security is insurance we all pay for in our taxes,  lest we are unable to contribute due to unemployment or disability, or just needing some R&R time off. (When I say "all", I have heard rumours that the ultra rich have ways of weaselling out of paying any taxes at all )

The rest of us do not wish to be demeaned for system failure. 

* I didn't want to frighten anyone off with the correct economic 

term for our system,( the dreaded C-word)