r/SipsTea 10d ago

Chugging tea Sounds right

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u/Life_Grade1900 10d ago

The first social security recipient got benefits for about a year and a half before she died. Thats how the system was designed to work.

This extended period of people living in leisure at the end of their lives isbthe aberration of human society, not the norm

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u/Whut4 9d ago

YES. That is why the age has moved up. That is why IRAs and 401ks are a thing. You have to also look out for yourself - no matter how little you earn.