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Old 11-29-2021, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by LianneMigiano View Post
A recent article in the Daily Sun stated that most people recoup all of the money that was deducted from their paychecks within 3 to 5 years (the ones at the top of the pay scale being the ones taking 5 years to recoup)! I, for one, am grateful for my Social Security benefits....
48 years of paying into system and doubt that after 10 plus years I have recouped my payments. And if you add investment growth of what they took no way will I ever come out ahead.