Posted on 03/25/2008 12:30:05 PM PDT by NRG1973
“The financial difficulties facing Social Security and Medicare pose enormous challenges,” the trustees said in their report. “The sooner these challenges are addressed, the more varied and less disruptive their solutions can be.”
Except that when solutions were proposed by President Bush, the media put a quick stop to any potential change to these welfare systems. Now, it is an issue to be addressed. Hmm, just in time for an election.....
“They could cash me out today — just refund all that was paid into my account (the full 13% each paycheck) plus 10%interest compounded annually since 1973.”
I would let them keep my past contributions if they would let me opt out of future contributions.
Someone took the money out of the lockbox and left IOUs?
Succinct analysis. ;-)
I will let the government keep all of the money that my employer and I have payed in over the last twenty years. All I want is out. Let me take mine and my employers contributions and invest them in my own personal accounts. That’s all I ask.
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