Begin Social Security Benefits for the Right Reasons

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I concur. When it comes to people that are not legal to collect Social Security. I personally know people from other countrys...that come here for the reason..that 'America pays for everything'. They brag about getting pensions, welfare, et al. In my experience one such person( Who comes from the Philipines) also had the audacity to say that "Americans were lazy". It does frustate many that they make out better than those that are Americans and have worked for over 45 years...not just ten to get a pension. So, unfair.

Thyme of CA 1:24PM February 27, 2013

Please let me know if I can recieve retirement at age 60. Is there any rule that will let me retire before age 62? If so please provide help with where to find information on this matter.

Ross of ME 5:53PM December 11, 2012

The other reasons is that employers wont hire people. So you have no choice but retire early.

As far as people getting retirment benefits the moving to another country, it because they can live like kings. If they paid they should get the benfits.

Maybe we should at how we could lower the cost of living in america, maybe not paying $600 for a hammer could be a start. ( movie 4th Indepence day)

joe of PA 9:26PM October 17, 2012

Only legal Americans should be able to collect any benefits offered by the USA. People from other countries should not be able to come here, work for 10 years and then return to their own countries as they do now. And as far as the taxes they pay, well that is the cost of doing business in America. If they don't want to pay the taxes then they can always return to their home countries. I can't imagine going to another country, then retire home here and expect to receive a check every month for the rest of my life. Just how stupid are we to allow this to happen. Still working 65 year old RN. New Jersey

LL Paloff of NJ 8:59AM April 08, 2012

is social security dissability taxable?and will file my income tax if u are dissable and cant work?

alex sousa of CA 1:10PM February 25, 2012

These genius's forgot one big reason people retire at 62...after busting your butt all your life, you just want to frick'n chill and be young enough to be able to enjoy it.

stgcret of FL 10:52AM January 24, 2012

take the fica tax from everyone on the total that they make and not stop taking it at $108,000.00. 108,000.00 at the old rate of 6.2%= $6,696.00. under my thought, those making over that would also make a 6.2 per cent payment, say PBO at $400,000.00 would pay $24,800.00. look how fast the SS would make back on those who would pay after $108(k). The President would pay $18,104 more that the poor individual that made just $108(k). Look at the money the Congrss would kick into the fund as they all make over that magical number. If you are a star professional making $10,000,000.00 would pay $620,000.00 rather than the max of $6,696.00. We could lower the FICA to 3% and just have no ceiling on the amount of money you make. If your salary is a little, you pay alittle and if its millions, you pay thousands but it is still 3%.

Rg of IA 3:46PM December 25, 2011

no money was taken from social security. It is being replaced from the general fund. The Democrats wanted a surtax on millionaires and billionaires to fund it but the Republicans insisted on increasing Fannie and Freddie mortgage fees to fund it.

DR of MN 2:35PM December 25, 2011

Those of us on Social Security are being robbed by obama's so-called "Stimulus" package. WE PAID ALL OUR WORKING LIVES into social security, byforce of the goverbnment.In exchange, it's supposed op be there for us, but obama's using OUR retirement funds to finance his "stimulus" which is money ear-marked for his ACORN bunch of voting frauds,who sign up under dead people'sa names to vote for obama.That, plus these Super PACS are the ones getting stimulus, while the rest of us go broke! I DON'T CARE WHAT the GOVERNMENT'S COLA says, prices have sky-rocketed over the past 3 years. If obama is re-elected, he will REALLY shake the money tree, lead us into a one world government so there won't be a United States anytmore, just one of ten zones. Ours will be the American zone which includes Canada and Mexico. WE ave to take care of Mexico's population with OUR retirement funds. obama will trash the US Constitution, will install at BEST a socialistic government, will try to destroy Christianity, and lead us into what the book of Revelation tells us. It says that in one dayALL our money, silver and gold, will all become worthless! Obamacare will not allow medicare to help heal people, just getvus hooked o painkillers and let us die. That IS the one world order's plan. They wantr to kill off all but about 500,000 people! It will be only the RICHEST of them to NOT be killed off. Is it any wonder why the congress and our so-called "president" is already making the one world order come into being? Re-elecxt obama and assure your OWN deaths f you get sick or injured, whether you are on social security and Medicare or whether you are on obamacare! a vote for obama will be a vote for your own deaths! Check out the CFR online. Check out the Bilderburgers, the Rockefellers, the free masons. They are ALL behind it. the Rothchilds are also in the list.If you believe in God, and you vote for obama next Nov., you'll be lost to God. You'll be voting for abortion, which God is firmly against according to the Bible. He punished Israel thousands of years ao when they started o worship false gods and sacrificing their babvies to Baal by putting themn into a furnace in the statue. Abortion adds up to the same thing. A person, just as a non-believe CANNOYT go to heaven that way! Wanna go to hell when you die? Then vote for the democrats. They'll certainly get you there! EVERYTHING they stand for is an ABOMINATION to Almighty God! Yoiu CANNOT have it both ways. YoucAN'T BE truely a Christian and expect to go to heaven if you vote for those who push Christianity out of America, promote homosexuality and lesbianism, which God cals an ABOMINATION to him. obama's burned a hole in your wallet! And he's doing his besat to burn a hole in eveyone's soul! ALL democrats are trying to do it! Ands many Republicans ar too. You best watch out who you vote for,, as it's written down in heaven, our every deed on earth. I WISH Sarah Palin was running. She's a Christian and a strong woman.

Alex Petrovich of TN 5:09PM December 14, 2011

I can't see any negative reason why not to secure a social security policy, since it has a lot of benefits to offer to its subscribers. However if you feel that something isn't going right with your social security claims, you may consult a social security law attorney to help your understand. I saw a website about them, maybe this can help - http://www.mesrianilaw.com/

injurylawyerinc of CA 11:02AM November 10, 2011

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Philip Moeller, contributing editor for U.S. News Money, writes about achieving success and happiness in older age. He also is a research fellow at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College.

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