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Bryn

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2. My friend collects her late husband's SS and

Reply to dkf (Original post)

Tue Apr 24, 2012, 10:48 AM

Apr 2012

his ex wife is collecting his as well. Now two of them are collecting his SS. He was married to both of them for over 10 years. This doesn't make sense to me. His first wife divorced him against his will and now she's collecting his SS which pisses off his current widow who was married to him for 17 years when he died suddenly of heart attack. SS sure has a funny rule!

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How 4 people can get SS til death based on 1 person's social security wages. [View all] dkf Apr 2012 OP

I'm well aware of this little bit in SS information. SheilaT Apr 2012 #1

My friend collects her late husband's SS and Bryn Apr 2012 #2

And my husband and I both paid in and only one is collecting. After his SharonAnn Apr 2012 #6

So? Who cares? Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2012 #3

Of course all of this applies only to Sanctified Straight couples..... Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #4

I start getting my first check next month. hobbit709 Apr 2012 #5

Do you favor this? cyberswede Apr 2012 #7

I have two points of view on this... dkf Apr 2012 #10

From the tone of the posts here on DU, marybourg Apr 2012 #8

Yes, this thread gins up envy, that's what the Republicans use flamingdem Apr 2012 #9

Said it better than I could obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #11

Thanks for the props flamingdem Apr 2012 #14

This allows married men to leverage their benefits also, getting 150% from their contribution. dkf Apr 2012 #13

Considering the massive tax breaks that corporations and churches get every year Lex Apr 2012 #12