Social Security Question?
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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 think that the biggest problem we are facing today is Social Security. By the time I get to be 55 their will no longer be SS for me and even though I am young I look forward to a retirement some day. With people living longer it's taking more money out of our pockets, and we won't get to enjoy it in the feature.
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contact the social security administration
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Look up social security on the web. They will give you a list of local offices. You can also call and ask at 1 800 772 1213.
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I believe it is Social Security.
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Yes you can. Go to this site for the info. \nhttp://www.ssa.gov/online/ss-5.html
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The Social Security office could help you with this question much more than the "public at large" can help you.  SS has strict guidlines about people who work after retiring, all according to the age of retirement.
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You heard incorrect information. Social Security is only paid to people that contribute to the fund. This is normally done by payroll deductions or direct payments by self employed people.
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ohh don't get me started on the social security issue it pisses me off. i'm losing like a grand a year for someone else and the money won't even fuckin be there when it's my turn. there was actually a bill up for approval that would have allowed you to have your personal social security but it was rejected.
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Contact the social security administration  here\n\nhttp://www.ssa.gov/oig/guidelin.htm
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As usual with legal-related questions on Yahoo! Answers, far too little information exists to answer the question adequately.  Are you disabled?  And you're a student in Merced County, California?  Regardless, the information regarding your situation is far too abstract and ambiguous to provide a concrete answer.  I've included a link to BEST put out by the Social Security Administration.  BEST is the Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool, which does not compute the total sum of benefits you're eligible for, but simply determine which category of benefits are right for you, if you're eligible.  This should be the first step toward determining the total eligible.  The SSA would be able to provide more details for you in your specific situation, since amounts may vary wildly depending on personal facts and details.
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If your future spouse works, they take that into consideration. SSD may cut your check some depending on how much your spouse makes but you wont lose all of it.
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I have a son with downs and they are automatically approved for social security.  We did it just so that he is in the system if something ever happens to us.  We had a great agent and he told us this.  We did have to give them a copy of his chromosome report and prove he had downs.  So he is approved but our household makes too much money for him to receive anything.  So if I am out of work or something he will get it.
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Below is the website for SSI benefits. It has an eligibility screening tool and a link to requirements that gives you everything you need to answer your question.
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The two things are unrelated.\n\nWhen Social Security began the lifespan was only slightly over 65. Recipients, on average, received benefits for only a few years. Today the lifespan has increased to, last I heard, 77.6 years.\n\nFurther, family size has shrunk and therefore there are less young workers to support each retiree.\n\nThus, in 1950, there were 16 workers to support every one beneficiary of Social Security. But today, there are only 3.3 workers supporting every Social Security beneficiary. \n\nBy the time the Baby Boom generation retires there will be only 2 workers to support each retiree.\n\nThe Social Security system is not nor was it ever an actuarially sound insurance program. Its closer to being what is usually called a Ponzi Scheme. It depends on current "contributions" (which is to say taxes) to pay for current benefits.\n\nThe bottom line is that in a few years every couple of workers will be supporting a retired person. Think about that. You'll not only have to take care of yourself but your half of the living expenses of a retiree.\n\nSomething has to change.
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www.ssa.gov This wesite will have all your answers!!
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You can take care of it online or with a call to a 1-800\nnumber.  See the following site:\n\nhttp://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/ssa.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=219