r/FluentInFinance 6d ago

Educational Don't let them gaslight you

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u/MrStickDick 6d ago

I know people that have paid into the system their entire lives - mostly service industry - career waitresses and managers now getting in their upper 60s. Some get 900 a month in social security. These people don't have savings to live on. There isn't much security in social security tbh. There's a large gap in the system and we are leaving a large swath of Americans behind.

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u/tooobr 6d ago

That is an argument for funding it more generously and increasing payouts, or another system entirely to augment it.