>Social Security earns the current rate a treasury note does. No
>more and no less. You can check out the rates paid from 1937
>till current and the average in 1998.
The current weighted average is over 7%. But for most, this number is not relevant. It is a reflection of the the financial solvency of the SS Trust Fund, but does not directly effect benefits.
SS is more a defined-benefit plan than a defined-contribution plan.
