What was contributed
What was it's actual ROI
Minus what was borrowed and spent on worthless crap.
The rest is what you get to retire on.
Deal with it.
This makes your SS contributions look great until you get to the third line where you realize that the US Gov has borrowed and spent it all leaving you with nothing.
This November you get to "deal with it."
Yes. If the American people do not deal with it this November, then as Billy Joel said,
“Go on and cry in your coffee, but don’t come bitchin’ to me”