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Re: Haves and Have-Nots

You are right. Social Security was supposed to be INSURANCE for those who didn't have savings or pension plans. But now we pay SS to EVERYONE, even those who don't need it to live. Maybe if we went back to treating it as "insurance" and paid it only ...

LeslieM87703 12-14-2022 02:41 PM

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Re: Haves and Have-Nots

Not only should there be a minimum SS benefit that provides a Living "Wage" for retirees, but COLA should be paid equally across the board, that is, everyone should get the same amount of COLA. Otherwise, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer a...

LeslieM87703 12-14-2022 02:19 PM

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Re: Haves and Have-Nots

You are right. Social Security was supposed to be INSURANCE for those who didn't have savings or pension plans. But now we pay SS to EVERYONE, even those who don't need it to live. Maybe if we went back to treating it as "insurance" and paid it only ...

LeslieM87703 12-14-2022 02:41 PM

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Re: Haves and Have-Nots

Not only should there be a minimum SS benefit that provides a Living "Wage" for retirees, but COLA should be paid equally across the board, that is, everyone should get the same amount of COLA. Otherwise, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer a...

LeslieM87703 12-14-2022 02:19 PM

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Re: Haves and Have-Nots

You are right. Social Security was supposed to be INSURANCE for those who didn't have savings or pension plans. But now we pay SS to EVERYONE, even those who don't need it to live. Maybe if we went back to treating it as "insurance" and paid it only ...

LeslieM87703 12-14-2022 02:41 PM

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Re: Haves and Have-Nots

Not only should there be a minimum SS benefit that provides a Living "Wage" for retirees, but COLA should be paid equally across the board, that is, everyone should get the same amount of COLA. Otherwise, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer a...

LeslieM87703 12-14-2022 02:19 PM

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