>http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080728/D926O27G0.html
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>What concerns me is the purpose of the social security tax. Won't this be Americans forced to pay for their retirement but will never receive a dime from it?

Don't worry. Some Americans will get a dime; some not. Not a big difference, by the way.
Every Ponzi scheme has the same end.