"Lew Hodgett" wrote:

How many hundreds of thousands of people who paid into SS all their
working
lives only to die from tobacco related diseases just a couple of
years
before
they could start collecting benefits?

All those funds just stay in the pot.
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"Baxter" wrote:

Nope. Whatever is in that pot gets paid out - just like a poker pot
gets
paid out to the winner (survivors), even though some players fold
(die).
There is no account for individuals.
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Agreed there is no account for individuals per se.

Think you misunderstood the intent of my comment.

Lew