Matt Whiting wrote in
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Even so, I'd still rather have personal control of the money I put
into the SS system, but that is for reasons of security, not effective
rate of earnings.

The stock market offers no security at all. None. If you want security,
then the US govt is as secure as it's possible to get right now. After a
few more years of Republican administrations, that may not be the case.
Can you say Argentina?

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Regards,

Stan

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." B. Franklin