What will you do when you turn 65 and there is no social security or medicare left for you.?
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I will guarantee that you will receive social security, because the government will not take it away (it would be bad policy, looks bad).  However, it will not be enough for any person to live on.  It is barely enough by today's standards.  So I believe it will exist, but it will be more of a nod to the elderly and the poor, but will not be any real assistance.  So I suggest to everyone invest, put money into your 401K, and try to save as much as you can.\n\nFor the guy who said he'll take care of himself. Good for you, but if I put you in a minimum wage job, lets see how well you do.  This program was instituted as a promise by our government to workers.  I find it cruel to say "oh yeah never mind should have saved".
508897
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh no place, your stuck in a taxing world.  Pay up or take the alturnitive.  (6ft under) and even then you have to cough up something within 9 months of your death.   Damn Feds...taxes.
137206
If your on Social Security Disability, you will automatically go on Medicare after 1 year.In the meantime try the Department of Human Resources in your state and check with your local hospitals, if any of them are county hospitals, they will work on a sliding scale and what you pay is based on your income. Also check with some of the local doctors, some offer a discounted rate to people with no insurance.
759267
1. Contact your US congressman for assistance.\n\n2. Apply to the Social Security office for survivor benefits.
544706
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.
742041
you can call the social security office and they will send it to you or you can go to the nearest office and pick it up.
175230
if you can hold a steady job and make enough $$$ to pay your BASIC bills (rent/mortgage, utilities, food) then you may be able to discontinue your SSI, otherwise, you may need to continue it.
230697
You can get social security at 65, but if you are disable you can get it at any age.
292234
No.  I will never see my social security money, but what do you expect from a seventy year old ponzie scheme
960268
I plan to live everyday to it's fullest and have no desire to work until I'm 72 and then sit at home and rot.  I prefer to pass when I can no longer do the things I like, lose mental faculty, or control of bodily functions.
232653
Throw your change in them. When your old, you'll have enough to retire :)\n\nOr you could sell them on Ebay :)
1002835
bring her over here and apply for social security and medicare
928222
If you're in the US, your taxes will only go down if your income does.  But there are a few things that reduce it a bit.  At 65 you get a higher standard deduction. Also, depending on your non-social-security income, none or only part (up to 85%) of your social security is taxed - this does not depend on your age.
853426
Go to a local nursing home and visit some lonely old people who have no one. I know you wont do that because it's not about you, but if you do call ahead and make arrangements.
712304
Check with Medicare regarding guidelines on this. They can help you.
626212
Sorry I must be getting old too ! Did you say you were already dead and wanted to be frozen. Must be going deaf !\n\nI was studying your Avatar for signs one way or another.\n\nI agree with the other respondents your strategy does seem to be high risk.\n\nI might be easier to give some money and live for seven years. However, I can understand you want to enjoy all of it right up until the last minute.\n\nYou could consider a family trust fund.\n\nRe the reclaiming of tax ( was that a double re ) it is your Estate that would be taxed not you as you would be presumed dead. Either way, I think you only have five years to make a claim for repayment of tax.\n\nGood Luck with the liquid nitrogen.
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I was not able to finish college because of finances and certain obligations.\n\nMy plan is to go back to college when I retire at age 65.\n\nYou are never too old to receive an education.\n\nStick with it - your future depends upon it.\n\nGood Luck!