SS has always been one of the worst investments ever and a huge tax burden for small business types like mine.
Yup. I quit contract teaching because I was working to get extra money but wound up paying a fortune in fed taxes and double SS withholdings.
From now on, pay me in cash or I’m happy to stay at home and tend my garden.
Bingo. Take more out of your IRA and then watch your Medicare cost rise
Another scheme most don’t realize till they are hit with it. With many now needing to do more withdrawing the reality of how the pols scheme to get your dollars may become more apparent