I know what you mean, Larry. There's simply no logic to it. It's almost as if we left the theives holding the purse strings... ...uh-oh...

Simply making the 535 members of Congress pay into SS won't generate nearly that much money.

True, but I liked this paragraph:

This is how good Social Security could be, if only one small change was made. That change would be to jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan out from under the Senators/Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us. Watch how fast they fix it!!!!!

No, their ammounts wouldn't up the ante all that much, but giving the voting members only one retirement option, that being the retirement plan of those they are supposed to represent, should bring about drastic, and positive, changes in the system.

PERA is a good option -- in fact and excellent one -- for those who can get it,
Dan