Actually, Social security is by its nature an unbalanced system. Due to inflation, you will never put in what you take out. The goal is to try and balance input / output. The cost of living, even at the standards that Social Security allows, has outpaced the investment my grandparents put in. Also, there is a minimum amount you can get for S, and so if a lot of people get the minimum even when they’ve not put into the system enough to make up for it, the system runs a deficit…
Also, your employer pays a payroll tax and I n some states, some of your unemployment…, which also contribute to unemployment. It’s STILL tax $$ because the employer then passes that cost onto their consumers…
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