Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common

Re:Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common by eyko on Monday December 31, 2018 @01:09PM (#18795934)

Or your partner has a fatal disease or accident.

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Re:Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common by astura on Monday December 31, 2018 @01:25PM (#18796034)

Ideally this case would be insured; you'd also be eligible for Social Security survivors benefits.

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Re:Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common by greedo on Monday December 31, 2018 @07:29PM (#18798096)

Survivor benefits cap out at 75% of the worker's benefits. That itself caps out to $2675. So a spouse with kids would get at most $2006/month. Not horrible, but a parent with two kids would just be over the poverty level. And realistically, most people at that age would have small accrued benefits.

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Re:Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common by refurb on Monday December 31, 2018 @11:42PM (#18798968)

$2000/month is more than a lot of people in the US make working full time.

I would argue $2000/month is a very significant benefit to a survivor. It’s also inflation adjusted.

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Re:Living paycheck to paycheck is disturbingly common by greedo on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @03:27PM (#18802126)

For a single person, sure. A single parent with 2 kids? Very scary.

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