Originally Posted by
OpieTaylor
In your stories these peoples lives are not concluded, how can you say they would never pay their 40 credits, or 10 years by the time they are 67? If they make it to 67 without a spouse and never paid 40 credits of social security you are leaving a significant amount of info out of the story.
40 was a number because young people have different options available especially working from home, or Uber Eats type jobs, so move it down to 35.
Older generations go with a she shouldn’t have to argument but younger ones will have to go with she can’t. The money is running out, literally.
Because in my mom's case, she had been a SAHM for 30 years (I was the youngest, by a lot), and right after my dad died she got cancer. But hey, she totally could have worked enough to get $800 a month or less, (min benefit is comically low, sub $50 a month) or you know, the $2800ish my dad earned then died too young to collect.
My mom also live in a very rural area. You aren't even gonna break even driving for Uber Eats after driving 50 miles to the nearest place that uses it.
But hey, Opie probably wants that money earmarked for something else special to him. I don't plan on seeing a dime of it, but I paid in. My wife should get $3600ish a month if I keel over before retirement, but per Opie he has better uses for that cash. She should have worked outside the home versus running the home so I could go make $$ and max out my social security benefit.