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To: RetiredNow who wrote (54826)5/23/2009 5:28:48 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 149317
 
"we are replacing our lost workers with more immigrants"

Unless they are paid cash, they pay SS too.

"we aren't having kids quickly enough to replace the retiring workers."

More like we have too many robots replacing people. We need to tax employers their share X the number of workers replaced on each of their robots.



To: RetiredNow who wrote (54826)5/25/2009 1:04:26 AM
From: Bread Upon The Water  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 149317
 
On the a average, what a person pays into social security is depleted in 3 years (their contributions--not any interest earned on such).