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   From: rmowery42@charter.net   
      
   In article , esp@snet.n says...   
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   > > Do you know that if you are married and your spouse has never worked you   
   > > can get your SS and in adition the spouse can get 1/2 of what you are   
   > > getting ? Also if the spouse is getting less than 1/2 of what you are   
   > > getting she can get her SS raised to 1/2 odf your SS.  Like my wife   
   > > does.   
   > > Say I get $ 1000 per month my wife gets $ 500 per month even if she   
   > > never worked.for a total of $ 1500 per month.   
   >   
   > Yes, that is the way it was set up and we pay for it.  When SS was made   
   > into law, if was quite common for only the husband to work and when he   
   > died, the wife would have been destitute without it.  Think about it,   
   > what is the name of the program?  Social Security.  It brought security   
   > to many families.   
   >   
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   Also if the higher paid spouse dies the other can stop their lower pay   
   and get the higher amount.  So in the above example the maximum would be   
   $ 1000per month for the survivor.   
      
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