Originally Posted by drgoodtrips

Viola, Mrs. M. I don't see this happening anytime soon, but rather when I've been paying into the system for 30 years or so. This is exactly what I'm envisioning as the "fix".

And, I'm not really saying this with much bitterness. I view my SS contributions the way I view any other "tax-tortion" like city stickers, car registration, etc - it's just an annoyance of life that provides me no direct benefit (though indirect ones are, of course, arguable). When I speak of planning never to benefit from SS, I'm not complaining, but stating it as a matter of fact.