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Re:Why I'm donating $150/month (10% of my income) to the mus... by p_j_w on Thursday October 07, 2021 @03:18PM (#28790902)
It's semi-complicated and depends on what happens later in his career (SS uses the highest income from X number of years to determine your payout), but in the general case, yes it will increase his SS payout.
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Re:Why I'm donating $150/month (10% of my income) to the mus... by lotsofpulp on Thursday October 07, 2021 @04:26PM (#28791619)
It also depends on how much future politicians neuter the benefits, via some combination of deflating the currency and/or modifying Social Security to be more means tested. I would bet dropping birth rates will certainly mean some people will be need to take a haircut in the coming decades.
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