--- In [email protected], bob_brigante <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 3/10/07 4:01:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, > > > > eflood@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, the following are the senators who voted to give illegal > > aliens > > > > Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a > > state > > > > is not listed, there was no voting representative. > > > > > > > > > You're aware that you don't get SS benefits unless you paid into > > the system, right?> > > > > > > Can anyone enlighten me as to what exactly would a person get from > > SS, if lets say, they paid into it for 20 years? How much does the > > average Joe get at the end of all that, and what else do they get? > > > > From a Brit...lost in America. > > > > OffWorld > > > > ********* > > One is eligible for Social Security payments if they have earned a > small amount of money for 40 quarters in a lifetime (and if one has > earned nothing, they would be eligible for SSI at age 65 just by > virtue of being old and poor even if they never paid a dime into the > system). Social Security is canted toward the poor -- it's a safety > net, so payments are disportionate, with most of the benefits going > to low earners, and less, considering how much they paid in, to the > middle and upper classes. Most people opt for the reduced (75%) > monthly payment at age 62, which for most middle-class earners is > about $950/month currently -- if you wait til age 70 to start > collecting, you get 125% of the amount that you would get if you > retired at 66 or 67. > You can figure all your future payments from calculators at the SS > site. http://www.ssa.gov/planners/calculators.htm>>
Hmm, seems like a waste of time. Thanks > Regarding undocumented aliens collecting Social Security, they are > currently paying about $7 billion a year into the Social Security > system, with no possibility of getting paid at retirement because > they are not legal residents. It's only fair that people who are > paying taxes should get some benefits, but in the current political > climate, it's unlikely that Congress is going to have the guts to pay > out to these workers who are participating in the American economy > regardless of whether they have the proper papers or not (the Senate > OKed payments to illegals on a close vote, but the House likely will > not). > > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/business/05immigration.html > > http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060518-114132-2456r.htm>>>
