Then a Dem government taxed your contributions...
Complete Ponzi scheme. Legal, yes.. but a ponzi.
Predictions of running out of “money” is a scare tactic. Always remember, “money” is actually debt. It is paper and ink, and can be printed at will to the moon. In fact, it has been printed to the moon.
SS must and will be eventually replaced, after a currency Reset, and a return to real Organic-Constitutional PM-backed money.
Contributions? I don’t recall having a choice on whether or not to pay.