From: Ellen K. 

Well, they are talking about 2%... so if they leave everything else the
same that would mean the employer is still paying 7.65% to the SS trust
fund and the employee 5.65%.

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:18:11 -0500, Mike N. 
wrote in message :

>On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:23:35 -0600, "Glenn Meadows"

>wrote:
>
>>he real key, IMO, is to allow a
>>gradual migration of a portion of the funds into user controlled
>>investments.  I don't mean, put the 15% BACK into the paychecks, just
>>require or allow the employee to direct where a percentage goes.
>
>   We have to be careful to convert gradually.   An economist view is that
>the stock market may behave differently if as much money as now goes to
>Social Security is suddenly thrown at it.

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