It’s not your money, nor was it ever, because they stole it from the vast majority of people (except the self-employed) before they even saw it.
?? The self-employed pay in at double the rate, because they dont have an employer paying half of it.
Right. What I was saying was that most people never even see the money. The self-employed do, because they have to write the check for both halves. I probably could have been more clear.