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To: TimF who wrote (92616)	10/31/2008 9:51:58 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541604

"the employer's share is paid in as a tax so it counts, and also it serves to depress your wages or salary" LOL; if the gvt didn't take it, it would go right in their pockets, not to mine. They ain't gonna give me a dime out of the goodness of their hearts. They, with few exceptions, never have. "Well maybe you had much lower taxes." Yeah, on lower take home. I limited out those years; 20.5K. In '06, I was contributing 50% (60% for the last 2 PP), called mice elf off, took no on-call pay, and used a solar credit, and paid nothing in taxes. It was your war that year. But it also didn't leave me much cash for steaks & fine wine. Or even dawg food. But well worth it.