But despite the lower payout, as many as 4 in 10 future retirees over the age of 50 claim they'll
tap into social security as soon as they can.
Most financial advisers feel that should you decide to take this route, then the longer you wait to
tap into social security the higher your benefits will be.
If you work for a religious organization that doesn't pay
into the Social Security program, you must pay Social Security taxes if your earnings are more than $ 100 per year.
Before 1984, people who worked for nonprofit, religious, charitable or educational organizations did not pay
into Social Security unless they specifically chose to take part in the program.
Anyone who pays
into Social Security for at least 40 calendar quarters (10 years) is eligible for retirement benefits based on their earnings record.
Unless Congress promptly takes action, taxpayers will have to pump hundreds of billions of additional tax
dollars into Social Security to pay the promised benefits.
At least they work, Do you know a stay - at home KEPT women that never paid a penny
into Social Security gets to collect half the amount of what her husband collects and the husband did not pay a penny more than the single man that made the same amoount of money.
Once you pass your full retirement age, the earnings limit vanishes, and you're allowed to earn as much income as you like without fear of a penalty
cutting into your Social Security payments.
If you're not going to be paying
money into Social Security, it makes sense to invest that money in some form of tax - advantaged or tax - sheltered retirement account to ensure that you still have some income in retirement.
Social Security is based on a simple concept: While you work, you pay
taxes into the Social Security system, and when you retire or become disabled, you, your spouse, and your dependent children receive monthly benefits that are based on your reported earnings.
For example, while you're employed, you pay
into Social Security by way of Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) taxes that are withheld from most paychecks.
At the time of the change in residence requirements, it was hoped that Canada would
enter into social security agreements with countries that were the source of immigration so that partial payments of social security pensions would be received by adult immigrants to Canada.
He also said that state and municipal retirement pension plans should be
swept into the Social Security system — and argued that the political pressures are building to force change.
This stipulation was
built into Social Security so that couples where only one spouse was working would still receive social security for the other spouse.
Most employees pay 7.65 percent of their
income into the Social Security system, the combined rate for both Social Security (representing 6.2 percent) and Medicare (1.45 percent).
We are in America and you other religions should respect ours as you would have us respect yours if we were in your country, you all come to America for freedom and you get it but, you try to take away our freedom and belief's and you think that is ok, Remember whose country gave you the right to live, work, go to school, & collect Social Security in a country most of you never paid taxes or paid a
dime into our Social Security but, you are not to proud to take it.
Whereas 3.2 persons» payroll taxes now support each elderly pensioner, the decline in the birthrate ensures that for every pensioner only three or perhaps two persons will be paying
into Social Security in the years when today's workers arrive at the age to collect their pensions.
If an individual pays $ 3,700 per
year into the Social Security trust fund but simultaneously draws a net $ 25,000 per year (benefits minus taxes) out of general government revenue, the solvency of government has not improved.
Similar to Americans paying a portion of each
paycheck into Social Security, workers contribute a portion of every paycheck to fund a pension system.
That said I feel more sorry for younger workers who have to pay high
amounts into Social Security / Medicare, and they will not get out of program what they put in.
Democrats in the Senate have introduced a bill that will completely stop the government from being able to stick their
hands into your social security and pay off any outstanding federal student loans or debt that you have.
Be clear about what you may be giving up by tapping
into Social Security before you reach age 70 and make sure you have the resources to do so.