Share your concerns about Social Security

I am retired postal employee from the old days I started with USPS back when I was paid $1.25 per hour. We did not pay into SSA at that time therefore I understand being non eligible for Soc Sec benefits for that employment. However, I worked and paid into SSA for 20 years not related to USPS and during that time based on my income and how much I paid into Social Security I received annual notice from SSA what my benefit would be upon age 66 or 70 and it’s was always listed as $1200 or$1500 as the years went by. When I became 66 and applied for Soc Sec I was told “Oh no sir, you’re retired USPS and are only entitled to $600 per month max no matter how long or how much you paid in, It’s the law.” I asked how much would a foreign born person who arrived here at age 46 and became a citizen and worked for 20 years at same rate of any I made and paid into SSA how much would their benefit be. I was told $1500.00 per month. But that person’s benefit is not regulated or reduced by Federal law for being a retired postal employee. 

This is unfair and I want AARP to fight for all of us retired postal employees to be allowed SSA benefits at least equal to what any other person would be entitled to for how much we paid in excluding the ancient USPS employment when we did not pay in. We know we deserve nothing for not paying into SSA, but we sure as heck should be treated equal to all other citizens for amount we did pay in. 

willAARP go to bat for us? 

I was just reading about SS being that it is going broke. I think it is time people on SS need to along with AARP members file a suit against the government. Have our lobbyist to get on politicians to go back to REPAY money taken by the Bush Administration to the tune of 1.7trillion dollars. Giving away so much money to other places time to give the people there money back. That amount would keep SS solvent for many years. When will they pay back with interest like was agreed to.

I am a Senior 71 and have a Social Security account but I am unable to sign in to the account because I never receive a text message on my phone to confirm entry and access to the account. A message never arrives on my phone and I have a good connection and this Text confirmation issue only happens with SS.

Additionally, I am entitled to a stimulus check and never received #1  one and all my tax returns are current and I qualify. I am still working and contributing to SS and do not understand why this is happening if it is only me or happening elsewhere. Thanks.

RE Current Social Security Advocacy email Campaign:

I see AARP sent a letter to President Trump on August 13, 2020 asking for details on his plan to eliminate payroll tax which for 85 years has funded our Social Security benefits. Has there been a response from the White House? How will AARP advocate for us on this important topic?

I have a daily fear that my SSDI. benefits will be stopped or reduced for no valid medical explanation  .Just the government trying to terminate deserving recipients benefits .

I am a 56 year old  who is currently going through my first CDR. I   have been receiving SSDI benefits since 2014 and am wondering if any AARP members  have been through a CDR and what was their experience with the process.

Ok. I read that getting royalty checks from music is ok but if you go on vacation or basically have to pay 700 dollars for a clutch they'll take your check. I mean imagine always being broke and a song fixed it to where you're not rich but you have some extra money. I don't feel you should lose your check just because you basically had to get a car repair and probably had been driving it without a clutch for 2 years. I know I'm not allowed to save but 7 grand. So what if I took the royalty checks and just saved them. Not spend tons of money and once I got enough then I could make it. But it's like you can't get ahead. So I'm trying to figure out what to do when I start getting paid.. I'm not gonna lie. I'll report it if it 10 thousand or more. Isn't that the rule? But if I get 10 thousand dollar checks 12 months in a row I'd have to split that up into monthly payments if I'm smart and it wouldn't last me 7 years due to inflation. Now I don't count on getting much. Maybe a couple of hundred but if I get enough I'll keep what I worked for as long as I can. I paid in every time to draw what I draw. Nobody is giving it to me. The govt takes that out and uses it interest free but always want reasons to take it. So how do I avoid losing my check if I start seeing some good money off of my songs. People recorded them for free and did videos for free cause they knew I didn't have any money. But this money coming back would be a ret urn on what I did have to pay for and also updating. So technically I'd be getting money back that I invested. So there would be no profit to it. Singing a 3 minute song is a lot different than gruelling in a factory 60 hours a week. If a car has ball joints that go bad you just replace them. When that stuff happens to a person their lives are changed forever. Thank you for reading. 

I have an issue with social security saying i owe an overpsyment and i have asked for an appeal. They havent gave me my date yet but they took my tax refund. I am found guilty and punished without the chance to defend myself is this correct?

No concerns at all. Everything is awesome.