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Old 03-10-2024, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by villager7591 View Post
Disagree. SS is a personal savings account for each individual paying into it. Signed into law in 1935, shortly after The Great Depression, our Gov't. assumed that citizens were too stupid to save 'for retirement,' so it created SS. If I live long enough, I will get about 1% on MY money.
SS is MY money, not an entitlement.
It's not a personal savings account because there is no money in it. If you think Social Security is not an entitlement, do the math on how the benefits are paid. You may only get 1 percent, but some low income people will get more than 100 percent.