[Mike P]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

And by the way, my social security has been eliminated.

Really??--under what exemption from paying into it do you and/or your employer fall?

Wages not subject to tax

Workers are not required to pay Social Security taxes on wages from certain types of work:[102]

Wages received by certain state or local government workers participating in their employers' alternative retirement system.

Net annual earnings from self-employment of less than $400.

Wages received for service as an election worker, if less than $1,400 a year (in 2008).

Wages received for working as a household employee, if less than $1,600 per year (in 2008).

Wages received by college students working under Federal Work Study programs, graduate students receiving stipends while working as teaching assistants, research assistants, or on fellowships, and most postdoctoral researchers.

Earnings received for serving as a minister (or for similar religious service) if the person has a conscientious objection to public insurance because of personal religious considerations, but only for "qualified services" performed for a religious organization.
Other minor exceptions