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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (240835)	12/30/2013 6:07:42 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) of 541183

As a young single man when my parents were both working, I resented paying the FICA taxes. Then, my father died suddenly, and my mom and sister both began receiving survivor benefits from SS. I helped as much as I could, as did my two brothers, but I really appreciated the survivor benefits. My sister got through college, and my mom eventually went on SS and Medicare, but by that time, my feelings totally changed toward those programs. I guess you could say I grew out of youthful libertarian selfishness, and came to see the benefits of community. Way before I was ever "taking" myself, I felt good about paying into them. People should look at that FICA deduction and pat themselves on the back. They help other Americans with that. Perhaps Americans they know..

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