It gets even crazier. If you are married for at least ten years, even if you divorce, the surviving spouse gets the deceased spouses social security if it is higher.
So a guy who marries a bride who isn’t even a citizen and is married to her for at least ten years gets his social security. I think if he had two wives, one divorced and one still alive and married to him, BOTH wives get his social security - even if neither of them paid in a dime.
When social security was first enacted it was supposed to be a safety net, not a pension. It was supposed to be voluntary too.
Oh yeah, I forgot about that rule too. There are SO many add-ons that are breaking the bank.
So in this day and age, it’s not even far fetched that a man that married 4 times in his life, each for 10 years, could be making the government pay out FIVE social security payments.
My step-dad, who is 83 now, said when he first started working the SS payment was 1/2%! Can you imagine? And then it grew and grew, out of control. Isn’t there a quote about nothing has longevity like a government program? Good example here. Obamacare will be next - as if that could get any worse!
Thanks for the reminder ;(