And I did as well. There were a number of years running when I maxed out my payments to SS around September of those years and it was like getting a raise. Methinks that there is something wrong with this fellow's "equation" and I believe that "something" is the huge number of people receiving benefits under one name or another who've never paid a dime into the system.
I'm certainly glad to agree that the whole wealth redistribution scheme was a farce from the very beginning.
I am self employed, so I think I had to dish it out in one lump sum. Ouch