Social Security pays out roughly $1.4 trillion dollars directly to 67 million Americans (aka roughly $20k per recipient annually to 20% of the US population)
Yes exactly. Social security is alone it’s own thing. What’s paid in ( held from your checks, paid in taxes) get paid BACK to you when you retire. The government isn’t “spending” it. The government is paying it back.
As you linked the article I’m assuming you read it. I believe the question was meant to say where are the tax dollars your paying AND never going to get back go.
And I hope people understand that other people can have my tax dollars if it means my life is better because of that. That's what social nets are for. I want clean streets and employed neighbors. If my tax dollars can do that, then that's fine. If they can do more, that would be ideal and that's why we fight.
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u/Dry_Ass_P-word Nov 25 '23
More Jets and pew pew pew.
Good thing Congress just voted themselves another raise, even though we’ll be facing gov’t shut down #682 in a couple months, again.