re: #125 retired cynic

I wonder if that’s the same law I hit. I worked all of the quarters I needed by law before I got married. And year after year I got a notice saying I was covered. Then all of a sudden, right before I hit retirement age, they dropped all of those quarters, because I didn’t make a minimum amount of money. Presto. No SS.

Same sort of screwing, but probably not the same exact shaft. Mine is because for years I worked a state (non-SS) job, although for all that time I also did freelance work and paid SEP SS tax. But the Bush law says that if you’ve ever worked non-SS, even if you were paying SS at the time, your SS is cut in half unless you’ve worked at least 30 years SS. I worked 29, and I’m tempted to be a greeter at Walmart or whatever to get the thirtieth year.
It’s amazing how many ways these rich bastards can find to rob you.