### Comment:
that you receive a benefit for paying in, not to mention https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/08/20/how-social-security-made-money-last-year.aspx 
  
 it's the highest 'spending' but it's also, by and large paid for with a directly named 'tax.'

### REPLY:
Yes but at the end it’s money out of my pocket. It doesn’t matter if by payroll or income tax

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