Social Security is provided at various levels to various income groups and is not reserved for the poor
I think it's called a merit system after the spoils system but I'm not 100% sure
The wealthiest citizens of ancient Rome were "patricians"--meaning literally "fathers". These people were not only the wealthiest but had by far the most political sway of any other social group.
It was faster and cost less. It made the population grow and it caused modernization. But it also had environmental hazards and it was sometimes dangerous.