“Some widows could double dip .. their dead spouse’s SS and their own from their own working contributions and now you can just get the higher of the two”
No, I get only my dead husbands. Widow benefits get one or the other, the higher. Now, with this new law, I will only be eligible for mine.
Couples have been able to double up, but that will stop.
This law change is crap. Both you paid in, and you should get it all back!
The impact will be worse for today’s younger couples earning balanced incomes.