[leadpenny]

Besides, Fat Teddy and the rest of congress reach their cap half-way through the year. If I gotta pay the 12.4% on all my income, why not Teddy? (If we keep the system)

[G L Tirebiter]

Keep the "system" going. Hah!

The oncoming tsunami of baby boomers is going to sweep away the fragile structure of the current "system".

Your view is, to say the least, short sighted and self serving. Your beggar thy neighbor approach adds not a single iota of light to the subject.

It reflects an all too typical "let someone else pay for my party" attitude.

[jslade]

Besides, Fat Teddy and the rest of congress reach their cap half-way through the year. If I gotta pay the 12.4% on all my income, why not Teddy? (If we keep the system)

From what I understand, members of congress don't contribute anything at all to the SS system. Isn't that special! They have their own pension plan.