itsawaldo wrote:I stand by my post, SS contributions which come back to me is not a tax.
It really sounds like you need to get out of NJ, in fact this country and search for a taxless and contributionless society that supports everyone equally. Think Harrison Bergeron and a world of the future where we are all equal in everyway.
It is a tax because you are required to pay it and those benefits you think you're going to get can be eliminated by a stroke of a pen.
(If the US Government had to follow SarBox accounting like a private business, it would be bankrupt because of unfunded mandates like SS and Medicare. The reality is it is a promise that can be revoked, not a contractual mandate.)