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SickOfTheOnePct

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39. Maybe my calculations are off...

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 08:11 PM

Jul 24

...but it seems to me that only counting the years that a woman is in the workforce would actually help her benefits. Right now, if there are only 30 years of work, the average used to calculate benefits is based on 30 years of wages and five years with zero wages, bringing down the average.

If a woman was only in the workforce for 30 years, and the average was based on that 30 years, then her average would be higher.

For example (using very simple numbers, no pay raises, etc.), a woman working for 30 years at $50,000/year would make $1,500,000.
Using the current formula, her average salary for determining benefits would be $42, 857.14 ($1,500,000/35)
Using only her working years, her average salary for determining benefits would $50,000 ($1,500,000/30).

What am I missing?

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Social Security Recipients Set to Get Benefit Cuts [View all] applegrove Jul 24 OP

That 50 billion and rural white American still won't help.................... Lovie777 Jul 24 #1

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So, they'll do nothing and around 2033 SS will be cut by 20% automatically. Silent Type Jul 24 #24

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They need to just lift the cap n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #4

So simple Rebl2 Jul 24 #6

The corporate lobby against raising the cap is probably fierce. Lonestarblue Jul 24 #14

I thought Rebl2 Jul 24 #16

I think state employees like teachers and police do not pay SS because they have state pensions. Lonestarblue Jul 24 #17

Correct Rebl2 Jul 24 #18

Most teachers do pay SS taxes except in 15 states where they are exempt wishstar Jul 24 #32

But if they ever worked any other jobs with FICA deductions , they will get benefits. Pres Joe Biden signed the Social ancianita Jul 24 #21

Federal employees Ananda62 Jul 24 #22

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Some do Some Do Not TBA Jul 25 #62

No chance, other than a small increase. If we can increase taxes by 12 percentage points by removing cap, we need Silent Type Jul 24 #25

Sorry, but if they lift the cap on Social Security taxes... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #35

Well, yeah, if they do. Point is if Congress can increase taxes by 12 points, it needs to go to many things. SS is not Silent Type Jul 24 #42

Well, they wouldn't be increasing it by 12 points on everyone SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #45

A Second Thing To Do ProfessorGAC Jul 24 #26

I think the outlays would have to go up some... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #37

No, they just need to cut benefits for mothers, raise retirement ages, and shift money to private accounts lostnfound Jul 24 #36

Maybe my calculations are off... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 24 #39

The criteria to achieve maximum benefits lostnfound Jul 24 #49

That's not what it said at the link but ok n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 25 #52

Great... Mr.Bee Jul 24 #5

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More tax breaks for the rich! Kid Berwyn Jul 24 #9

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Take with a grain or two of salt - the cited analysis is from CPRFB, Ocelot II Jul 24 #27

Thanks. applegrove Jul 24 #28

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Turkeys voting for Thanksgiving dinner. Irish_Dem Jul 25 #59

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1+ Norrrm Jul 24 #47

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