[WaterDragon]

I learned earlier this year about what you're saying, Willie Green. It's scary to realize how little information most of us have about the workings of our government. Here's where I found out about what you are saying.

[steve50]

Good link. Pretty amazing what we've let our politicians get away with the last 100 years or so. Fiat money and direct taxation has destroyed this nation.

[Willie Green]

Yep, even the separation of the SS tax into an "employee's contribution" and "employer's contribution" is bogus accounting smoke and mirrors. From the company's perspective, it is ALL part of the cost of hiring an employee. So they have to go through the farcical ritual of dividing the tax in two separate categories before they lump it back together and send it to the government. What the heck difference does that make except to pull the wool over some dummy's eyes, making him think that he didn't pay the whole thing and that the company paid the rest??? Talk about STUPID flim-flam!!!