Social Security not deal it once was for workers

[No Elephants]

Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDT

Social Security not deal it once was for workers

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades.

"For the early generations, it was an incredibly good deal," said Andrew Biggs, a former deputy Social Security commissioner who is now a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. "The government gave you free money and getting free money is popular."

If you retired in 1960, you could expect to get back seven times more in benefits than you paid in Social Security taxes, and more if you were a low-income worker, as long you made it to age 78 for men and 81 for women.

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So much for all the lies about OASDI.

[Enthusiast]

1. There is no viable alternative to social security

for millions of Americans.

[No Elephants]

2. +1, certainly not handing Wall Street billions of tax dollars to "compensate" it

for its trouble in taking over the program.

[DiverDave]

3. And our 401K went in the toilet

so, yeah, SS is going to be large portion of our living cash.

[No Elephants]

4. Wow, you really seem to be having a lot of troubles. I am sorry.

I hope things get better for you and your wife soon.