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Post by The Captain on Jun 17, 2015 9:34:25 GMT -5
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Post by 973beachbum on Jun 17, 2015 9:40:45 GMT -5
I got a 10 out of 10 also, but to be honest I guess on #3 and #9.
I was born here, and never worked for the Gov, so although I thought I knew what the answer would be it wasn't like I had had a reason to actually know.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 9:44:57 GMT -5
I got 8/10, but one I got wrong wasn't really a true, true/false answer. More of an "it depends".  |
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Post by movingforward on Jun 17, 2015 9:45:19 GMT -5
I got 9 out of 10.
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ArchietheDragon
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jun 17, 2015 9:47:20 GMT -5
7/10
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jun 17, 2015 9:48:09 GMT -5
10/10 I learned a lot dealing with older relatives.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jun 17, 2015 9:51:49 GMT -5
9/10
I was wrong on the children question, but really had no reason to know that. |
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Post by mollyanna58 on Jun 17, 2015 9:58:37 GMT -5
10/10; but I had to guess on #9
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jun 17, 2015 9:59:42 GMT -5
In my defense, I am young and don't expect social security to be around when I retire, so I have actively not learned anything about it. |
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jun 17, 2015 10:02:19 GMT -5
10/10 but then I did my research before I decided to file for SS.
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Post by Tiny on Jun 17, 2015 10:10:20 GMT -5
I got 8/10. But only because I've been talking about some of the aspects of SS with my older relatives. I wouldn't have had a clue about 'survivors' benefits or the age limits without that.
I got #5 wrong - I thought that was a "it depends" kind of answer versus a true/false - I thought there was some sort of sliding scale for how much income from 'work' you could have before it effected your SS income... I guessed and got #9 wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 10:10:26 GMT -5
9/10 I thought you had to be a US citizen to collect SS benefits.
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Post by steph08 on Jun 17, 2015 10:25:09 GMT -5
8/10.
I missed 3 and 6.
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Post by joemilitary on Jun 17, 2015 10:30:44 GMT -5
The one where it says if a divorced person can take benefits based on their spouse.....they have to have been married for 10 years......they left that part off.....trick question... |
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Post by movingforward on Jun 17, 2015 10:32:33 GMT -5
9/10 I thought you had to be a US citizen to collect SS benefits. That's the one I missed too |
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Post by midjd on Jun 17, 2015 10:32:59 GMT -5
9/10 - I missed the one about working and collecting SS.
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Post by The Captain on Jun 17, 2015 10:33:42 GMT -5
I completely agree some of the questions could have been worded in a more precise way.
However, I still like little articles like this because (hopefully) that may be of some use to the public.
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Post by Tiny on Jun 17, 2015 10:34:57 GMT -5
I couldn't figure out how many right you needed to get to pass the test?
I would think that younger people wouldn't have much of a reason to know many of the answer to the quiz... especially if their parents aren't particularly old (a 20 something with a parent in their 50's). I can see a younger person being more knowledgeable if they have a parent who is starting or has gone thru the process of accessing SS benefits.
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Post by mmhmm on Jun 17, 2015 10:38:10 GMT -5
10/10
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Post by alabamagal on Jun 17, 2015 10:38:41 GMT -5
I got 8/10. I missed the one on working and on kids benefits. I do not intend to take early as and will not have dependent kids when I am eligible.
Some of the questions were a little tricky like the divorced spouse because it didn't mention the 10 year requirement.
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Post by Waffle on Jun 17, 2015 10:47:56 GMT -5
10/10 - I want to know how they managed to give it to over 1500 people and only 1 person got all 10 right.
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Post by bean29 on Jun 17, 2015 11:09:27 GMT -5
I got 9/10 correct. I missed the one about kids.
So if I reach retirement age and have a dependent child I can collect SS for them? I knew there were survivor's benefits and SS disability allows extra for dependent children, but I did not know SS allowed extra for dependent children. No wonder the fund is going broke.
Why would you expect you have to be a citizen to collect social security? Resident aliens pay SS tax too. |
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Post by Ombud on Jun 17, 2015 11:11:53 GMT -5
10/10 .... question re: citizenship should have added 'legal resident' as undocs pay in but don't collect
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Post by Baby Fawkes on Jun 17, 2015 11:14:07 GMT -5
Why would you expect you have to be a citizen to collect social security? Resident aliens pay SS tax too.  . I assume that the people who think that must assume non-citizens don't have to pay the taxes. We still have to pay for the same length of time as every other person in order to qualify. I got my 40 quarters in last year and I only just my green card. I almost managed all 40 quarters before I got through the green card waitlist!  |
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Post by Ombud on Jun 17, 2015 11:29:40 GMT -5
But you were on the list working / earning credits on a good #
And welcome!
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Post by tskeeter on Jun 17, 2015 11:29:47 GMT -5
I got 9/10 correct. I missed the one about kids.
So if I reach retirement age and have a dependent child I can collect SS for them? I knew there were survivor's benefits and SS disability allows extra for dependent children, but I did not know SS allowed extra for dependent children. No wonder the fund is going broke.
Why would you expect you have to be a citizen to collect social security? Resident aliens pay SS tax too. Surprising, isn't it? One of my college roommate's Dad was 70. The roommate got SS benefits as long as he stayed enrolled and was not at least 21. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2015 11:31:27 GMT -5
I completely agree some of the questions could have been worded in a more precise way. However, I still like little articles like this because (hopefully) that may be of some use to the public. I got 10/10, and I agree with you. My SIL claimed that their financial planner told her she could collect spousal benefits based on my brother's record AND her own benefits based on the years she worked as a nurse. (They're both under 60 so haven't filed for either yet.  Ummmm, no.
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Post by busymom on Jun 17, 2015 11:49:13 GMT -5
9/10. I wasn't sure about the answer to the last question.
Isn't it nice how the gang here is so well informed?  |
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Post by phil5185 on Jun 17, 2015 11:55:59 GMT -5
8/10
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Post by midjd on Jun 17, 2015 11:57:44 GMT -5
10/10 - I want to know how they managed to give it to over 1500 people and only 1 person got all 10 right. I wondered that too. Obviously no YMers were consulted (PS - good to see you around!) |
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