
But not quite enough to do 4 minutes of research and provide useful advice? My mom collected my late father's SSI (which she didn't realize she was eligible to receive post-divorce) for a decade because I told her to apply. That's prioritizing family. Not understanding how anything works, pissing into the wind, and then whining about how unfair the world is while demanding a separate tax to pay your dry cleaning is not prioritizing your family. |
no, the OP meant that she is not concerned with the eldery in society as a whole, but only about her family. A "family oriented" culture instead of civic-oriented culture is her vibe. |
Probably an anti-SS troll |
Ok, she can collect hers instead of his then, feel free to opt for that. You’re acting like she got swindled, but these are the terms of SSA and have been. You guys owned yourselves by not bothering to educate yourselves. It’s an insurance plan, you pay in a set amount to ensure you have a stipend to live on in your old age until you die. Would you rather have a system where your mom lives until 95 and was kicked off at 80 bc she ran through her contributions? Because you can’t have it both ways. |
Yes. For all OP’s moaning about how everyone should be free to invest their own money, sounds like her mom did none of that and without SS mom would be destitute. |
And Fox News should rename itself “Sensationalist Fantasies for the Ignorant” so that you’re clear that you’re watching garbage. The “News” in the name is misleading as it sounds upstanding and factual, when it’s really made up entertainment for morons. |
There is no mom.
OP is just a stirrer. Thanks Elonia |
Seems that way. Plus how can you be so clueless and not take spouse’s ss when they die, or not file until you are 79? |
OP has to be Musk AI. No way someone doesn’t know to take SS when eligible and no way the fake person’s mom waiting until late 70’s to apply. It’s nonsense. |
Teach your kids to save 20-50% of their own earnings in an index fund from Day 1 of their working life. Never get takeout food. Don’t buy junk or frivolous items. Don’t rely on government. |
If this is such a great idea what private companies offer the same insurance concept? |
It’s insurance. My kid with cancer (or his medical team anyway) got money other people put into insurance payments. |
You have a strange way of looking at things. Your rationale is completely wrong. Social security is an insurance program, not a savings account. |
Social Security is not a 401k. She received benefits her whole life. If your mom had a disabled child, her SS would have paid SSI and medical for the child or herself if she became disabled before 62. If you become unable to work you could get SSI. It's a great safety net for all. |
It's not just poor people who benefit. I'm not poor, but I definitely benefit by my parents and ILs being more financially secure due to SS. If my ILs didn't have SS, they'd likely be living with us. |