Social Security Privatization

[samhass]

Remember how Bushco thought privatization was the way to go with SS?
Can you imagine what this market would have done to the average investor??

[rshoffer]

I started having SS taken out of my first paychecks, I'd guess, almost 40 years ago.... I bet, if over those 40 years, I could have invested half of what I contributed to SS in an indexed mutual fund that I'd be getting more than SS will hopefully pass on to me when I turn 62. Of course, the critical question is... would I have been disciplined enough to do this? Heck, I barely knew how to open a savings acct back then. As Arnold said in the movie Kindergarten Cop.. "your problem is... you lack discipline" (a truism for a lot of people)

[samhass]

I have to smile at the lack of response on this thread. Thanks, RShoffer, for replying. Bucco, where are you???