From: "Mark" 

If you like having 15% of your income diverted for the use of congress
while you receive, at best, 3% on it, then by all means check off every box
you can find on the new forms to maintain the status quo for your future
social security and enjoy what they deem satisfactory for you.

"Steve Ewing"  wrote in message
news:opsjd0fqiisagvys{at}news.barkto.com...
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:58:22 -0500, Mark  wrote:
>
>> ...finally have an opportunity to have a decent
>> retirement program outside the reach of the congress that will actually
>> (even if they buy only bonds, not stocks) give them a decent return and a
>> decent amount of money in retirement.
>
> That's odd; I thought I was able to invest *outside* of SS: in fact, I
> just enrolled in my company's 401(K) plan (been there a year now); and at
> one point in my past I had an IRA.  I've even heard rumors of people that
> buy their own CDs and dabble in the stock and bond markets all by
> themselves.
>
> What's wrong with using the current program as a rock-bottom security
> guarantee, and getting some sort of tax-deferred/exempt plan on the side?
> I mean, $1000 a year isn't a whole hell of a lot to invest.
>
> --
> Steve 
> http://www.qmss.com/sewing

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