Some people on social security get as low as $794 a month, as if that's enough for someone to live off of. To draw a better social security retirement, a person has to earn a certain amount of work credits but even then the social security retirement checks would be probably no more than $1,500.
People's best choice would be to put in 30+ years on one job and retire to get a good retirement but not everyone is perfect and works decades on one job. I never had a problem with some of my money paying for those on disability and unable to work.
Those with social security retirement paid in for it so they earned it. I think social security largely plays a role more so for those on disability that cannot work.
I started off with around that amount in 2007, and COLAs have added up to the $1008/month-I have been blessed with collectibles savvy and more than made up for the shortfall. 2019 saw a big reduction in purchases for resale so, I was getting ready to call it quits and 2020 happened-zero extra income and I then decided that this was as good a time to really retire.. so I have not been spending on anything but groceries and paying rent and bills; so far I'm doing it but my rent is still ??? for an increase-I was also blessed with a terrific manager of the unit who kept my rent as low as possible. I still have assets to sell if needed.. I am independent at 75YO, and my investment in social security has been a blessing for the 13-14 years, but I am eager to see what "The best is yet to come" really means..
I prefer having a job and good income but I also know there are nearly 70 million Americans receiving some form of social security income, be it retirement, ssdi, ssi. Republicans have a history of favoring those that work instead of those unable to work.
I don't know how many people on disability would rather work versus how many of them are happy sitting home collecting a check but either way America should take care of our own otherwise we'd be no better than a 3rd world country that lets people starve.
I personally feel that anyone over 70 should be allowed to have the luxury to live out their retirement in peace without having to worry about bills being paid. Of course when we get old and retired, we're not going to want to travel and do many of the things that cost lots of money so the need for money will not be as great but there should be enough of an income to have spending money after bills.
I'm 42 and when I was 16 I was working and when I was 18 I had plenty of money, no worries in life. There were jobs everywhere, sometimes more jobs than people. Now days the average jobs don't even pay enough to cover basic bills so people have roommates or if they're married they can have 2 incomes.
I know many people may not think about disability and social security because it doesn't affect them but you know, my father had an accident on a job, brain damage, ended up being on ssdi for decades because of it. Some people benefit from it and if we just say fuck those millions of people then we're not really America anymore.
Some people on social security get as low as $794 a month, as if that's enough for someone to live off of. To draw a better social security retirement, a person has to earn a certain amount of work credits but even then the social security retirement checks would be probably no more than $1,500.
People's best choice would be to put in 30+ years on one job and retire to get a good retirement but not everyone is perfect and works decades on one job. I never had a problem with some of my money paying for those on disability and unable to work.
Those with social security retirement paid in for it so they earned it. I think social security largely plays a role more so for those on disability that cannot work.
I started off with around that amount in 2007, and COLAs have added up to the $1008/month-I have been blessed with collectibles savvy and more than made up for the shortfall. 2019 saw a big reduction in purchases for resale so, I was getting ready to call it quits and 2020 happened-zero extra income and I then decided that this was as good a time to really retire.. so I have not been spending on anything but groceries and paying rent and bills; so far I'm doing it but my rent is still ??? for an increase-I was also blessed with a terrific manager of the unit who kept my rent as low as possible. I still have assets to sell if needed.. I am independent at 75YO, and my investment in social security has been a blessing for the 13-14 years, but I am eager to see what "The best is yet to come" really means..
I prefer having a job and good income but I also know there are nearly 70 million Americans receiving some form of social security income, be it retirement, ssdi, ssi. Republicans have a history of favoring those that work instead of those unable to work.
I don't know how many people on disability would rather work versus how many of them are happy sitting home collecting a check but either way America should take care of our own otherwise we'd be no better than a 3rd world country that lets people starve.
I personally feel that anyone over 70 should be allowed to have the luxury to live out their retirement in peace without having to worry about bills being paid. Of course when we get old and retired, we're not going to want to travel and do many of the things that cost lots of money so the need for money will not be as great but there should be enough of an income to have spending money after bills.
I'm 42 and when I was 16 I was working and when I was 18 I had plenty of money, no worries in life. There were jobs everywhere, sometimes more jobs than people. Now days the average jobs don't even pay enough to cover basic bills so people have roommates or if they're married they can have 2 incomes.
I know many people may not think about disability and social security because it doesn't affect them but you know, my father had an accident on a job, brain damage, ended up being on ssdi for decades because of it. Some people benefit from it and if we just say fuck those millions of people then we're not really America anymore.