On my birthday post in which I mentioned I was now old enough to apply for Social Security benefits, a reader asked, "Was it hard to apply for Social Security?"
Applying was easy. Getting it is something else. Apparently I don't qualify. Why? Because despite paying into this Ponzi scheme for over 40 years, I make too much money.
"Too much money," let it be known, is $22,320 per year. That's the maximum I can earn and receive the benefits I'm due.
The (admittedly very nice) Social Security representative I spoke to this morning said I won't be able to receive my full benefit amount despite any additional income until age 67, or the year 2029. While I would then receive somewhat more per month if I wait until that date, it will long have been offset by increases in inflation. Nor do I have any confidence – as in, none whatsoever – that Social Security will still be around in 2029.
So, despite paying into it for over 40 years, no Social Security for me! Whee!
