I guess I don't draw the similarities you do to people receiving social security and an institution receiving federal funds.
I think it is closer to States accepting federal funds and having to say...... have an acceptable drinking age, seat belt laws, core required medicaid services with no limitation whatsoever on numbers of eligibles, core curriculum for elementary and high schools, and any number of other strings liberals often attach for the social good. You can ague merit of the strings, and remove them if you chose, but the concept is pretty well established.
Although it is admittedly still not completely apples to apples, it is closer than to individuals getting social security loosely based on their previous contributions.
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