serryjw
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Tue Apr-11-06 11:18 PM
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How many are living ONLY on social security.....any links?
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Tue Apr-11-06 11:34 PM
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1. Most widows do unless they went to work for a significant |
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part of their own lifetimes, not terribly common during the late 40s, 50s and 60s. They end up on social security alone because the husband's pension dies with him along with about 40% of the social security check.
It's why you'll see so many grannies behind the fast food counter during school hours, stocking shirts in Wally World, doing any job they can get hired to do. They need to.
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Tue Apr-11-06 11:52 PM
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I'm debating a wingnut...any hard stats?
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