[gymbeaux]

I max out my 401k each year and would give my left nut to be able to opt out of SS. I know for a fact I will have that money in retirement if I’m allowed to keep it and stash it away, but will the welfare slush fund even exist by 2050- or will my years of paying into SS only hurt me? I realize it’s kind of a meme to say “SS won’t exist by the time I retire” but I think it’s fair to worry when politicians at the federal level have recently tried to nerf it (eg raising retirement age). I have no doubt in my mind that Republicans would eliminate SS entirely if they thought they could get away with it.