Yeah, I hear ya—and understand.
The sorry truth is that what people were ‘paying into the system’ was taxes, pure and simple.
Just like Obamacare ‘penalties’ are taxes too.
>> The sorry truth is that what people were ‘paying into the system’ was taxes, pure and simple.
You mean that green-’n-white bifold brochure the SS sends me every year, detailing my “contributions” and future expected “payout”, is a LIE?
The GOVERNMENT would lie to me?
Man, that’s harsh. And unexpected. Now I’m all depressed and stuff. :-(
End it, just give me back what I’ve paid in for the last
36 years. I don’t care about interest or whatever, just
what I’ve paid in. And as a farmer I’ve had the privilege
of paying both halves.