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There's a new classification for those of us born from 1954 to 1965. We are now "GenJonesers" (I forgot why we're called that.) But I have embraced it. Please do not call me a baby boomer. I gladly throw off that label! :-)
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It would be nice to see things change more than the plan, but unfortunately, you can only make a program such as social security voluntary with numerous small steps. The only way to make it completely voluntary would be to:
1) Get several presidents in a row after Dubya committed to doing so.
2) Keep the Senate and Congress in GOP hands all that time, a very difficult task.
3) Push, push, push.
In other words, there is a greater chance of an asteroid hitting tomorrow.
Isn't Self-employment tax only ss and medicare taxes? After deductions, if not for this we would not have to pay high taxes.