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Well, the vast majority of government employ- this. “You’re lying. My brother-in-law is getting disees work and pay Social Security taxes for all of their ability and there is nothing wrong with him. He’s working lifetime, just like any other worker. There are just a lazy deadbeat.” When I hear such allegations, small percentage of government employees who pay I always tell them the same thing. “If you think he is into a separate retirement system, but they do spend cheating the system, turn him in. You can go to www. some time working another job and paying into Social socialsecurity.gov and click on the ‘Report Fraud’ Security. But I can guarantee you they are NOT getting link and make an anonymous report.” And guess what? They never do. In other words, their gripes are “a big fat Social Security check.” I will use myself as an example. I spent my groundless. Who else doesn’t deserve Social Security? whole government career paying into the civil service retirement system, not Social Security. (Although all Well, as one guy wrote: “I worked hard all my life. federal civil servants hired after 1982 pay into Social But it’s those bums who work only a short period of Security.) But I have done about 15 years’ worth of time who don’t deserve what they get!” This kind of work on the side at jobs where I did pay into Social Se- thinking is boneheaded on several counts. First, if you work for 10 years or less, you curity. And for all those years of Social Security covered earnings, after a reduction in benefits called the simply won’t get a nickel in Social Security benWindfall Elimination Provision (which I’ve discussed efits. Second, once you reach that 10-year qualifymany times in this column), I get a whopping $165 per ing threshold, your benefit is commensurate with the month. If you don’t think I deserve that measly 165 amount of work you’ve done and the amount of taxes bucks after paying Social Security taxes for 15 years, you’ve paid. The vast majority of people in this counwell then you deserve the “Scrooge of the Year” award. try work and pay Social Security taxes for 35 years or Yet another venting emailer told me that “it’s more, and their eventual retirement benefit is based those deadbeats on disability who don’t deserve their on that lifetime of earnings. In fact, all Social SecuSocial Security checks.” That’s just an expression of rity retirement benefits are based on a 35-year base the commonly held belief that everyone in this country of earnings. So, for example, if you only work for 20 receiving a disability check has pulled a fast one on years, when they figure your Social Security benefit, unsuspecting bureaucrats and is cheating the system by they are going to have to add 15 years of “zero” earnfaking an impairment and getting on the government ings into your retirement computation, giving you a dramatically reduced benefit. And just as I think I dedole. I have explained countless times in this column serve the $165 I get for my 15 years of work, I’m sure that the Social Security disability program is known most people would agree that someone who worked for having the most stringent qualifying requirements and paid taxes for 20 years deserves that small comof just about any disability program in the country. In pensation that he or she gets. Here is the bottom line point I need to make. other words, it is much more difficult to get Social Se- curity disability than any other form of disability com- When many people talk about Social Security reform, pensation. Just as one example, the VA offers monthly they are always looking for easy answers. “Get rid ADVERTISING PROOF benefits to veterans who have a 10 percent disability, of gold-digging wives!” “Cut off checks to those noWed., 1/11/17 5:00 p.m.. Finalgovernment Changes DUE: good employees!” And so on. But those or maybe a 50 percent disability. On the other hand, Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours are just mindless rants. They are not real solutions for you must be 100 percent disabled and show that you Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. reform. are unable to do any kind of work to qualify for Social Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 * * * Security disability. If you have a Social Security question, Tom Mar Every single time I mention that in this col- genau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@ umn, I hear from readers who tell me something like Eric Rudolph P.C.

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the years. The mechanical condition of the furniture is ver y good. Since there has been wear and tear, refinishing would probably be needed. Also, the crib might not meet current safety standards. Any information you have on the set and its value would be appreciated. * On March 31, 1492, in Spain, a royal edict is issued by the nation’s Catholic rulers declaring that all Jews who refuse to convert to Christianity will be expelled. Most Spanish Jews chose exile rather than renounce their religion and culture.

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