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I agree... I don't expect I'll ever see a dime, even though I've been paying into it for the last 18 years or so. It really burns me that I *MUST* pay for somebody else's benefit. Let me direct that money into an IRA, I'd at least know what to expect. It wouldn't be so bad if I knew the money was not being wasted, but I expect "leaky bucket" pretty well describes that fund. > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik Mitsch [mailto:baron@baron-inc.net] > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 9:13 PM > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > Subject: Re: RE: Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rynd > > > > > If I could I would opt out of social security today and forfeit > > every penny > > I have contributed to the system over the past 29 years. Where > > else can you > > earn a guaranteed negative rate of return on your investment? > > Hey, at least most of you guys will actually GET Social Security - as > the system stands, the whole thing will be long out of money by the > time I get around to collecting... > > - Erik > http://www.baron-inc.net > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > david@midrange.com > +--- > +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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