John H wrote:

That last paragraph is nicely done. Of course, it has no bearing on the

voluntary investment of 3% of social security withholdings.

A lot of words, Chuck, nicely written and all, but with no bearing on
the
question.
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Certainly it bears on the question. Why must one be allowed to reduce
the contribution to a fund that is designed to sustain, widows,
orphans, the disabled, and the indigent elderly in order to invest 3,
4, 5, 10, 15, or 20% of an income on Wall Street? You yourself said
that SS taxes did *not* prevent you from investing amounts beyond those
impounded by the govt. for social security.