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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (157520)5/30/2003 10:49:18 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor  Read Replies (1) of 164684
 
the problem is that everybody under 40 at best can hope for their money back while the older folks got a hell of a return.

For those under 40, SS underperformance relative to any investment you can make including Nasdaq stocks in a bear mkt is an underperformer, in other words it is a tax. But it is worse than a tax, because it essentially takes from the less-well off socioeconomic groups (the young) to give to the wealthiest demographic group (the elderly).

I have seen the demographic trends and the deficit, I doubt very seriously I will get much out of SS in 2030 when I need it to pay off. I've been contributing 12.5K for a decade now almost, compared to my parents $40/mo contribution.
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