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Re: Needed reform
posted at October 20, 2012 7:02 PM EDT
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In Response to Needed reform: 50% of the people receiving social security checks never paid the required 20 quarters into the system as required by law. Why does my 8 year old receive a check when I started receiving mine? Posted by donviel Soc Security isn't meant to be FAIR ...... Social Security is INSURANCE. It is the foundation of American retirement security – more so today, now that pensions are disappearing and private savings, inherently risky, have been hit hard. It is basic protection for our families if anyone becomes disabled or die as well as taking care of the elderly. Each generation has done its part to maintain its foundations over the 77 years of its existence. During good times and bad, working Americans have paid into Social Security, and it is by far the safest, most efficient, most universal, and most reliable way for Americans to guarantee their retirement savings |
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Re: Needed reform
posted at November 13, 2012 7:16 PM EST
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