Exactly -
I’m a year away from 80 -
I worked to retirement age - which coincided with my doctor telling me I had to stop because of health.
I often worked one full time and 2 part time jobs - to make less than a man’s wage on one. And health insurance seldom came with women’s jobs.
When my children were little - in the ‘60’s, we traditionally stayed home and raised OUR OWN KIDS.
The gov’t didn’t used to punish us for that - but now they do. Instead of figuring soc. sec on your last or best 10 years of work, hey go back to age 15 - and add the child rearing years in a ZEROS - That takes the amount down drastically.
There’s an old Cherokee saying: “Unless you have walked in my moccasins many moons, do not judge.”
So I agree with you, ottbmare, the snarky remarks here are not needed.
For you younger gals, thank your lucky stars that employment for women today has done a 180 - I am ecstatic for my granddaughters, seeing them in great paying positions, knowing they won’t have the struggles my generation of women did...and do.
I miss the Freepers that were here 10 years ago - most of them have given up and moved on. I can see why.
I miss the Freepers that were here 10 years ago - most of them have given up and moved on. I can see why.
Hear! Hear!
Not all of us have given up.
I was fourty-seven when my dad died, he was a railroader so my mom got virtually nothing.
My brother and I had to steal her mail to pay her bills for her (she was living off her savings). Stubborn old lady, she found out what we were doing and damn near chewed both of us a new one.
We finally convinced her that it was not a big deal to us and we could afford it. Both my brother and I and our wives had raised our kids and they were out in the world, so we had the money.
She gave to us her whole life, it was time to give back.
I hear you two. There’s an unfortunate, persistent anti-female streak that runs through FR.
There was 10 houses on the block I grew up on, back in those days all the moms were stay at home mom’s. As the fathers started dying off I watched more and more of them fall into poverty. The kid’s would do what they could but there just wasn’t enough money. We were lucky in having the ranch which has supported us well but many were not.
EXCELLENT post! I think (if memory serves me) we have discussed this on threads in the past.
HOW Social Security payout amounts are determined will NEVER be changed or addressed. Not like important issues like amnesty for illegals or free birth control that politicians can get votes off of.
And still there are many moms who chose to and are able to stay home with their kids. I don’t know the answer but they will have many years of zeros on their social security wages. We don’t think about these things when we’re home with the kids.