She can’t. He’s wrong.
Oh, ya mean the poster wasn't being forthright and up front regarding the question? That's probably why their responses included name calling and anger...lol
Chill.
The confusion isn’t about whether survivor’s benefits exist, but about who can collect them and at what age. It’s an honest conversation, and I don’t think anyone means harm.
Minor children and widows over a certain age can collect, but, as I understand it, that’s all.
And that’s fine. It’s not a role of the government to support us all.
Folks are complaining that the government “confiscated” money paid into SS and that workers or their survivors never get it all back. That’s true.
But the logical solution, to require savings through payroll deduction but to let the worker manage that forced saving in private accounts, gets howls of outrage.
We are a deeply contentious society right now, and that is not good for anyone.