On Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:43:00 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Sun, 21 Feb 2021 09:21:27 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>
>>On 2/21/2021 1:26 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Sat, 20 Feb 2021 22:22:40 -0800 (PST), "
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 11:18:31 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:43:31 -0800 (PST), "
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I hate to burst your bubble, but I'm retired and no longer pay into
>>>>>> Social Security. Neither does John; he's unemployable despite
>>>>>> having "degrees" out the wazoo.
>>>>>>
>>>>> You pay taxes, don't you? So you pay John.
>>>>>
>>>> I no longer pay into Social Security. Social Security payments are taken
>>>> out of employed persons wages.
>>>
>>> You're paying the government and the government pays John.
>>>
>>That's incorrect. Disability comes from Social Security funds.
>>Joan no longer pays into that.
>>Her Federal and State taxes pay for other things.
>>
>Ok, John drives on roads. Who pays for those roads and their
>maintenance? Joan.

I pay for it, idiot. You have no clue about the USA.