And also, if you die before your minor children are of age, or you have disabled children, they will receive your benefits until 18 for healthy children or their life for disabled ones.
I think most people who dislike the social security system want it to work as the above op describes. I put my money in and it should be saved for me. Who cares about anyone else. But, that first generation that received social security were already retired and depended on the workers input. No one figured on smaller familes etc.
And disabled people who never worked would be SOL.
“Extra” money paid to the pot goes to support all those people who didn’t pay enough in or nothing in but who still qualify for the benefit.
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