Question

Posted By: sw on 2008-10-18
In Reply to: People who make more - sm

I have a question here:
Why is it that people get only Social Security benefits if they paid at least 10 years taxes.
Suppose somebody pays 9 years Social Security and is only 1 year short, he should get benefits pro rata these 9 years.
Who gets the money this person paid?

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Let us for a minute consider this - Chele
- Maybe the child who got the A cheated or - attends a school where that child's parents
- Does anyone on this board - make over 250K????
  - It's called "trickle down taxes"....all of Obama's plans....sm - sm
    - Big assumption - Dee
    - Trickle down economics - gourdpainter
      - Just wait and watch...Should the O get into office...sm - sm
        Well, goshdangit s/m - gourdpainter
        I don't know that I can convince you...sm - sm
        Well, upon this we can agree s/m - gourdpainter
    - ...and don't forget all the people that those businesess....sm - sm
      - I agree. As a business owner now, if - sm
      - Propaganda goes on. n/m - gourdpainter
        It's not propaganda. I know one small business owner...sm - sm
        Someone called ME dense s/m - gourdpainter
        You can be very dense sometimes...nm - are you sure you're not a liberal?
        I am probably 1/2 liberal, 1/2 conservative - gourdpainter
        I felt that way too, - Dee
  - May I compliment you on your grasp of the issues s/m - gourdpainter
    - Thanks - Dee
- Back in the 50s that was called - gourdpainter
  - Obama will be doing exactly what you say here....sm - sm
    - You know well I was not talking about Joe the NON-plumber! - gourdpainter
- isn't democracy grand? - newswede
- Thank you, I alluded to the same thing in an earlier post... - voteinde
- Just saw this on TV and it's thanks to Bush sm - Mike W
  - "Stop hating and pay attention" - Chele
    - I say they are going to other countries because --- - Amanda
    - Thought you were keeping a tally... nm - Adeline
      - ? - nm
- What a ridiculous analogy! - Sheesh
  - I think it is a perfect analogy. - Chele
  - That was actually a very good analogy - sbMT
    - Why do you make such little money? - Are you a transcriptionist?
      - A couple of reasons - sbMT
        Believe me, you may be working your butts off.. - voteinde
        Ever consider you and your lifestyle is just 1 or 2 layoffs away from poverty? - gourdpainter
        My MT pay is certainly not the main income.... - voteinde
        Your husband should tell Dad . . - sm
        He makes $10 an hour - sbMT
      - It does not sound like someone who is working therir butt off to me. nm - sorry
        Why the personal attacks? - sm
        Why is fairness in taxation considered a handout? This isn't welfare... it's paying the right - Barlyston
        People who make more - sm
        You're wrong - Barlyston
        Question - sw
        It is very hard to believe this senario when...sm - sorry
        We both just graduated this year - sbMT
        She sounds like a kid out of school, maybe not even 20 yrs old, unskilled nm - Adeline
        That "unskilled" person could have been my - voteinde
        He isn't unskilled anymore then. Why do you want to argue about EVERYTHING? SM - YOU ARE SO MISERABLE
        Wow, you sound pretty miserable. I am not arguing about anything... - voteinde
        Now I know how the candidates feel! - sbMT
        LOL! - Chele
        For someone who wants to - sm
        Who was rude? I just said she sounds young. You are just mad cuz Obama is winning - Adeline
        Obviously one of the coat tail riders... - voteinde
        I'm pretty sure I make more than you... I just want things fair. nm - Adeline
        really, and you are voting for obama? then he is going to take... - voteinde
        Yes I make more and I will vote Obama because sm - Adeline
        Well, I for one don't know anyone who is worse off now than - voteinde
        what an attitude.... - sw
        Polls mean nothing. Wait till election day, to see who wins. - .
        It's going to be a landslide, and it will be unprecedented - Barlyston
        CNN doesn't know everything....and - Cher
        I don't believe everything the media tells me to... - I'm waiting for election day for the winner.
        Close, 22 in December - sbMT
        I think you are a little confused sm - Barlyston
        Wow you were married that young! - sm
        We will be married 2 years in March - sbMT
        I got married when I was 20 years old - Chele
        because she states if people - sm
        Well.....if you are correct in - sm
        Working your butt off - sbMT
    - Very well said! - Chele
      - This is how I feel.....sm - Cher

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