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To: Travis T. OJustice

If I got back the actuarial value of my and my employers’ contributions to “Social” “Security”, I would collect well over $10,000/month at age 65. I am “promised” $1,740, and doubt that I will ever see a fraction of that, because by then “Social” “Security” will be means tested, which means that those who planned for retirement will subsidize those who didn’t.

I made the mistake of planning for retirement since my early twenties, avoiding debt and eschewing high flying “investments”.

Means testing means that “Social Security” is a welfare program.

We’re screwed. We are so screwed.

26 posted on 05/13/2009 11:53:05 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (AGWT is very robust with respect to data. All observations confirm it at the 100% confidence level.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

If I could opt out of social security, leaving behind all my donations to date, I certainly would, in a heartbeat!

27 posted on 05/13/2009 11:54:43 AM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)

To: Lonesome in Massachussets

We’re screwed. We are so screwed.

Kinda like this?

37 posted on 05/13/2009 12:12:10 PM PDT by b4its2late (Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)

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