Wrong, Mom worked 30 years then died of Cancer and Dad recieved a check for 255 dollars.
Meanwhile Jasmine has a friend down at SSI, who suggested to Jasmine that her children acted a big distracted and perhaps she should see a doctor about getting them diagnosed as ADD or any one of 1 million other acronyms describing some 'condition'.
They, all 8 of them now recieve a Monthly check along with Jasmine to see to it that they are fed properly.
$255 is nothing after paying thousands into the system! When dad dies, his family will get nothing. I know. When my mother-in-law died, we did not receive a SS death benefit check because she had gotten one when her husband died. One death benefit check per married couple! Whoever dies first, the surviving spouse gets it. When that surviving spouse dies, the surviving family gets nothing. As for SSI, I am not talking about that. I am talking about paying thousands of dollars into a retirement system then not getting anything out if you die before you are old enough to collect!
That's another one of the things that really frosts me. SSI is so full of abuse... another "well-intentioned" idea that went haywire.