quote:Originally posted by LE89:quote:Originally posted by teyates:
Peter, should I also include another 1-3% of my income so that you can take a big paycheck for "managing" my money, and to cover your cadillac insurance plan, ability to travel the world at my expense, and right to feel entitled to anything or anyone you want?
If so, I am going to have to pass, I am already on that "bus" and it is costing me a fortune, and like thoe others, Idoubt I am going to get anything back on my "investment"....but hey at least somebody will be doing OK off my money!!!
No disrespect intended but I am going to assume you are on that "bus" voluntarily and were not hijacked or kidnapped. You are or were, however, having the top 7.65% taken off the top of every paycheck and your employer is forced to match that for a total of 15.3%. If you, on the other hand had taken 7.65% of every check, forget the employer match, and burried it in your back yard making zero percent, you would have been better off than you are going to be when you retire, almost certainly. Your choice of investment has a chance, letting the Gov't save for you, well you have no choice. I know when I divide by ZERO on my calculator I get ERROR, which is what I will get when I retire.
Uhhhh.... what is the exact point of that post? I'm confused? So, we should be HAPPY that the fed gov't not only FORCES us to give them a % of our hard earned paycheck, but also HAPPY that they also FORCE our employer to give them money too? Is that what you are talking about?
How about this, simply quit stealing my money, and then, take that burden off of the employer and save them cash to hire more employees. How does that sound?
And what did you mean by "voluntarily"? meaning, he has a job? Actually, once you enter the workforce your money is hijacked by the fed. Now, he could "voluntarily" be jobless, at which time the fed may give him "free" money... but then 2 problems arise. I am FORCED to pay his rent and grocery bill, and then he is enslaved by the gov't officials that promise him that if they get his vote, he continues on that free ride a little longer.
Maybe I missed the point of your post, but those are the problems I see from my interpretation of it.