ponzi from the gitgo, and once the courts decreed that there was ZERO personal claims by citizens on “their” SS dollars, then the whole faceade of a ‘trust fund’ became a general fund running joke...
It was over when the US constitution was changed to allow income taxes. FICA taxes are just another form of income tax.
Try to tell a family court judge that your ex-girlfriend is spending your child support money on her boyfriend instead of 'your' kids. As Judge Judy said to the father :"It's none of your business how she spends your child support money. stop paying and you go to jail.
Same with taxes." They take it, it's gone. The only difference is with income taxes you can stop paying if you have no income, doesnt always work with child support.