F. George McDuffee wrote:
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You know, Harold, I've always despised paying into Social Security,
because I've long realized what a bad deal it is, ....

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except in comparison to most corporate defined benefit pension
plans.... under worst case scenerios SS will have the ability to
pay 70% of what they owe in 50 years, which is a lot better than
nothing.

Uncle George

Well, Unc, I've had my own plan since 1987. It's called saving and
investing. If I take my SS statement and extrapolate it at the same
rate that my own plan has grown, I would *own* 3 times as much money as
I have paid in to SS. That's how bad their plan is. Taking care of
yourself beats SS and the pension plans hands down in my book.

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Gary Brady
Austin, TX
www.powdercoatoven.4t.com