• ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Social Security is forced retirement savings. There’s a cap on what you pay in because there’s a cap on what you pay out.

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      6 days ago

      There is a cap because republicans want to kill social security. It’s the same bullshit they are doing to the postal service.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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      5 days ago

      It’s not savings of any sort. The remainder of your savings goes to your heirs when you die. If you don’t have a spouse, or minor children or disabled adult children, and you die before collecting all of your contributions, you and your estate forfeit 100% of the remainder.