Can I opt out of Social Security?
I was wondering if anyone could show or tell me in black and white if its possible for someone other than State or Federal employees to not participate in the Social Security program.
I have a relative who swears there is no law saying you must pay Social Security taxes. As for as I know it is mandatory and automatically comes out of your pay, and self employed people are responsible for their own.
I know there are fringe groups out there who claim you don't have to pay taxes at all and they are legally volontary, but I know if you get caught trying to avoid taxes, typically, you go to jail.
This sounds like someone has been feeding him the same line, but I really don't know for sure, and I haven't had ant success finding a sure answer online, so I figured I would turn to the T.F.P. experts.
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