True that. If I accept my Social Security disability now, at age 57, my monthly check will be less than I make in two days as a consultant. If I manage to continue working until age 65, I will draw monthly what I currently make in 3.5 days.
I've been working and paying into SS for 41 years. For eight of the last ten years, I paid the maximum social security amount. The amount I have paid into the fund would cover my monthly payments for 31 years. With both cancer and heart problems, my life expectancy is roughly 2-5 years. So they'll have plenty of surplus left in my account. Not much gold-plate there. On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com> wrote: > > I've never heard of anyone who thinks that Social Security is or was > at any time a gold-plated retirement plan. I'm pretty sure no one is > going to be living in the lap of luxury based solely on SS payments. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:325202 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
