[OldPossum]

Imagine how much better they'd work if you could put your 12.4% Social Security "contribution" into your 401k.

Yes, some would but I would bet that those in the lower classes would not invest that SS money; they would spend it. Those people don't tend to look past next week, much less decades in the future.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Yes, some would but I would bet that those in the lower classes would not invest that SS money; they would spend it.

Not if the payroll deduction went into the 401k, instead of going into the government maw.

[dfwgator]

Yes, some would but I would bet that those in the lower classes would not invest that SS money; they would spend it.

Go to any casino at the end of the month and you will know that's true.