Contributions? I don’t recall having a choice on whether or not to pay.
“Contributions? I don’t recall having a choice on whether or not to pay.”
It is a choice, if you aren’t happy, it is your fault.
What was said in 1964...
https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/usa1964-2.html
Compulsory
“Another important principle is that to the extent possible coverage is compulsory. A society cannot be secure if large numbers of its members are not protected against the loss of earnings that results from the retirement, disability, or death of the family provider.
If the program were not compulsory, many of the people who need its protection most would not participate. Many low income workers, for example, as much as they might recognize the need to protect themselves, would choose not to pay social security tax contributions because of the difficulty they have in meeting their current needs.
In the end they would have to be supported through assistance from the general revenues of the Government.”