if i'm paying in to social security, i damn well better get all of my money when i'm ready to retire..i dont' want to hear it went to someone elses grandpa 10 years ago. wtf is up with that??
209169
Social security was a bad fix for a problem a LONG time ago.  You can thank the new deal for this horrible system we have today.  Your social security that you pay for does not go into some big fund that grows until you retire, instead it is instantly used up to pay for current retirees.  This works as long as you have more working adults than retirees, a situation that might not always be the case. (Especially if we continue to let in illegals, and then give them amnesty, more people able to draw retirement who didn't pay into it, sounds fair to a liberal!)\n\nHow do we reform the system, there are a lot of ways!  But nothing will get done if every time it is even mentioned every single democrat without thinking yells "Stop taking money from the elderly!"  They will oppose any effort at reform in any social program, so I guess our only hope is to stop electing democrats.\n\nNotice I didn't say electing republicans was the answer either, try electing some independents who support your issues! The 2 party system is quite possibly the worst thing to happen to our beautiful democracy.
54732
They keep you confused so they can keep as much of the interest free loan you give them in taxes every year. Do you honestly think our forefathers intended for the tax system to get so far out of control? It's just insane! Their rules are like saying the sky is blue, but only on Tuesdays when you were red pants or on Fridays when half the population is on lunch. They don't have set rules for everyone and that's just ridiculous!
288784
Wrong.\nRegular, income is figured into child support, you can't figure in any overtime that you can't say will be there everyweek, or a part time job that you never know when you will get to work, ASSUMING that those are not the dad's primary income.  In other words, if he gets the inheritance, it's his, it's not income, you don't get it.  Most states state that you can change support every 2 years, not just when he gets some money and you want it.  Reason is, ya, it's to your advanage to get more money when his luck is good, but when it's bad, you don't want it going down do you?  They has to be a norm, a mid line and that is what they try to find.  You can get bank records to prove he's got money, and whatever, but his lawyer is going to counter with it's not income, it was earned during the court awarded child support, which he paid, and he's not going to earn the 20 grand this year when grandma dies. blah blah.
463977
Hi there!  Many of these people are thinking about the old civil service system.  I myself am prior military converted to civil service.  Your years of military service does count towards civil service retirement.  You also get credit towards leave accrual and retention rights.  The new civil service system relies heavily on social security- which you are already paying into.  You can make additional payments into the civil service thrift savings plan to "catch up" .  Unfortunately, under the new system, you can't always just retire at twenty or thirty years, your social security benefits don't kick in until you reach a certain age.  And the younger you retire, the lower your monthly annuity.\n\nToo bad we did not win; God Bless You and The Southern People.
465915
Actually you wouldn't ask for social security benefits in the fathers name cause if he never worked he never paid anything into the account.\n\nSome people think the government has all this social security money just sitting there waiting to be asked for.  That money was put there by the American tax payer for his/her own retirement.  \n\nIt originally was intended for the American worker to have funds taken from his pay check each week to be put in the social security account, so that when he/she was to old to work, they could retire and receive a few hundred bucks a month (could be compared to a savings account, which our government appears to be giving away to others who haven't put a dime in).  It doesn't even include medical, needless to say it in itself isn't enough money to live on.  \n\nSo contrary to what the govenment says, retirees still have to work after retirement to make ends meet UNLESS they also have put money in a personal retirement account.  Trust me there isn't going to be 70 million Americans retiring from work in the next few years, it just isn't financially possible.\n\nI have a family member who thought she could retire at 63 years old after working as a nurse for 20 years.  Her health is bad so she quit her job after filing for Social Security benefits, she got the benefits but doesn't qualify for medicare until she reaches 66.  So she had to go back to work even though she's physically not able.  Yet they'll give it to those who've never worked in the US, such as new people in the country, children and babies?  \n\nSome Americans that have worked still don't qualify for it cause they didn't work long enough, they haven't earned enough points.  If I remember correctly you need something like 40 points.  Working about 10 years while paying social security taxes usually qualifies the person.  To many people in this country only pay sales & property tax, while collecting social security, medicaid and other benefits, thus the pot is about empty.\n\nIf you're illegally in the US you can get all the benefits, SSI,  HUD, medicaid, WIC.  If you're a white American, you may be out of luck, our government discriminates against white folks.  However your baby can get WIC, food stamps and Medicaid.  You can find all these in the phone book.
408871
Because they're bastards.  The retirement package is not free to the employer, and often the employer would rather not pay it.  It sucks.
141702
Helps to pay taxes. Don't you know that Social Security is a tax. It never was a savings plan for old age. Why do you think it can only continue if there are a constant flow of new members. Once the monthly checks are covered, the rest goes into the general tax fund. How can we give congress the good salary & perks if we have to account for every dollar. Bookkeeping cost would be too high & people might wonder what a congressman does for a iving?
47887
No, alot of older conservitives don't want social security messed with, It really is a bad idea to invest in a stock market with its ups and downs. There must be an answer between that and the way it is going.
341550
Problem is many pay in that will never get whats due them.\neither they die early or otherwise dont get it.\n\nOthers get way more than they should.\nExample: My own mother worked a toal of 18 years, yet is in her now 20th year of getting ss benefits...\nPlus she gets French ss, for having worked in Paris from 1933 to 1945.  That too she has been getting for 20+ years.
553735
My social security number! Why does everyone think they need it when the "experts" tell everyone not to share it??
506878
So, let me get this straight, you are blaming an illegal alien (or what you think might be an illegal alien) for your families failure to plan for your own future?  Social Security was NEVER meant to be a catch-all.  It was mean to be a supplement.  (That is why it is called supplemental security income).  All Americans must fend for themselves in retirement.  Lets face it, people my age (45-55) won't get a red dime from SS.  If we are smart, we save. \n\nOur problems are not caused by illegal aliens.  Our problems are caused by ourselves and our own inability to plan.  Your parents made the decision to send you to parochial schools even through they could not afford it.  That is like buying a Porche that you cannot afford when a Chevy will do just fine.\n\nWe are all in charge of our own destinies.  This is the only real right we have in the US.  We make our own decisions and need to accept the consequences of our decisions, both good and bad.\n\nAs far as the illegal.  I don't support their right to be here.  If caught, they should be deported.  However, no illegal alien makes a dollar off of social security and yet quite a few pay into the the system.  Believe me, some of the jobs taken by illegal aliens are very hard work - work that 99% of us would not take (ever been sprayed by pesticides every day? -- that is the life of a farm worker making $8 an hour)\n\nAdditional:  What about YOUR obligation to your mother?  I help out both my mother and grandmother by paying some of their bills, paying for any extras, etc.  YOU have an obligation to your own family.  YOU want to government to pay for something that YOU should be obligated to do on your own.  We all need to be responsible for our extended families and less dependent on taxpayer handouts.  \n\nI am doing pretty well myself, but I buy generic brands as well.  (they are not that bad)
155753
No, the problem is multi lateral.\n\nThe main issue is that starting in 2011, there will be more people getting benifits than those that are paying into the fund.\n\nWhy 2011?  The "Baby Boomer" generation will start to retire.    Because of the development of birth control and abortion they did not adequately reproduce themselves in order to sustain the program.  Hence our population demographics now resembles a sort of reverse pyramid... with the greater percentage of those becoming older moving to the  top.... So what happens?  It naturally falls and collapses.\n\nThe second issue is that the Social Security fund is used as a cash money 'grab bag' Not enough money in the budget for Senator Wastepennies project?  Get it out of Social Security.  The result is that there's nothing in there but a big I.O.U. and the populace is basically paying the benifits as we go along.
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I am for total private control. The government should give every American back every penny they put into Social Security over the years, tax free, with interest. Let them invest it themselves to be drawn on, tax free after they retire. It's called personal responsibility. Disband the whole system.\n\nThe problem with this is that the money's not there. All that's left in the "Social Security Trust Fund" is a bunch of I.O.U.'s.\n\nI started my first 401k in 1984 and, although I've rolled it over many times, it's still there.
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When are left wing bleeding heart liberals going to realize that a minimum wage job is an entry level job, its not made for people wanting to make a retirement plan out of the stupid thing, its a START! What do you not get about that???? If you don't like the job you do, in your off time you look for other, higher paying jobs! Ignorant libturds trying to make sure some people retire from the Mcdonalds counter.......dumb a-s-s's
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unless you are planning on living in a cardboard box, or are filthy rich, you better be saving!!! minimum to set aside is 10% of your income, but that is bare bones minimum. don't count on the government of any country to help you, and if they do, it will be subsistance level only, don't expect to be warm and well fed. you have only yourselves to count on. I certainly hope your children will take care of you, but that mostly depends on how you raise them. are you raising them to believe that family is important, and that old people are to be respected and honored? are you raising them to be responsible adults and to have respect for others and themselves? even so, they could have tragedies in their own lives that prevent them from being there. and when you consider that people are living longer than ever, how do you think you are going to pay for your food, housing, medicine for all those years after retirement if you don't have some set aside? I bet if you go into a senior center or retirement home in any country, you will find plenty of people going without medicine, food, and other important things because their social security or government benefits just aren't enough. contact a financial advisor or do some research yourself and start saving and investing now.
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We get both.\n\nAll workers pay into the social security system (and it is a big chunk out of my paycheck)\n\nWe also have the opportunity to take up to 10% out of our paycheck and put it in a pension program, called TSP (Thrift Savings Plan). The government will match it, up to a certain point.\n\nI am covered in both directions (much like having a 401(k) plan)
281608
Here's the real question, why would the government call you offering free money. My guess is its a scam, bet they wanted your social security number too.