[Atlas Sneezed]

I do pay into Social Security. It forms one leg of the famous “3-legged stool” of retirement income: SS, pension, and 401(k).

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Do you pay the full amount? And does your employer pay the other half?

[Poundstone]

When you ask does the “employer” pay the other half, I presume you mean my former employer, the federal government.

The federal government contributes to SS on behalf of its employees just the same as any private employer.