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blueinredohio

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4. They're convinced it's fake news.

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 29, 2020, 09:35 AM

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What percentage of seniors have Social Security payments as their only income? [View all] bobbieinok Aug 2020 OP

Aren't many of these SS-only seniors Ohiogal Aug 2020 #1

They're convinced it's fake news. blueinredohio Aug 2020 #4

they're convinced that WhiteTara Aug 2020 #9

Like people who were all for deportation? blueinredohio Aug 2020 #13

Exactly. WhiteTara Aug 2020 #25

They don't believe their payments will ever be affected. Mariana Aug 2020 #20

I don't see that to be true KentuckyWoman Aug 2020 #33

quoting from ssa website : drray23 Aug 2020 #2

Spot on. Wellstone ruled Aug 2020 #19

Here is a chart, state by state: Newest Reality Aug 2020 #3

very good info. drray23 Aug 2020 #5

Yes, Newest Reality Aug 2020 #8

Hurray, Arkansas wins with the most dependent on SS income. sinkingfeeling Aug 2020 #6

Look how high it is in the red states like Tennessee and Georgia. redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #17

Thank you for posting the chart. SharonClark Aug 2020 #29

I am on SS as my only income. At age 90 I cannot get a job. Life is already hard, without SS I will katmondoo Aug 2020 #7

No you won't. Write to your friends at DU and we will flood you with help and love. lostnfound Aug 2020 #15

This is so true, please know we all are here to help. redstatebluegirl Aug 2020 #18

this llashram Aug 2020 #26

So, if the average SS payment is $1308 and justhanginon Aug 2020 #10

$249, I think. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2020 #31

Thanks. Yep, I sit corrected. Still not much to live on. justhanginon Aug 2020 #32

It's Quite High ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #11

The payments aren't going to stop. But, as it stands right now, around 2030 there will be Hoyt Aug 2020 #12

If trump is able to defer the payroll tax, it runs out in 2023. Nt lostnfound Aug 2020 #16

I probably will not live to see that day. But as popular as SS is, I can't imagine that totodeinhere Aug 2020 #28

I just sent this to part of my address book onethatcares Aug 2020 #14

Not just cruel, UNAMERICAN. Zoonart Aug 2020 #24

40 percent. From the National Institute of Retirement Security. sarcasmo Aug 2020 #21

Me. SamKnause Aug 2020 #22

Folks,and those who Wellstone ruled Aug 2020 #23

I have heard that benefits might be reduced, and we should oppose that. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #27

Here's Snopes qwlauren35 Aug 2020 #30

It's simple. That would require legislation and the Democrats in Congress will never go for it. totodeinhere Aug 2020 #34