Comment by ItAintMe_2023 on 06/02/2025 at 00:18 UTC

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View submission: Living with no Retirement money

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No it doesn’t matter except the math for the claims she made said she’s been working full time since 14.

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Comment by njoinglifnow at 06/02/2025 at 01:05 UTC

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To clarify what appears to be a focal point for you, no, I worked perhaps 15-20 hours a week during the school year. During the summer and breaks, and after graduating high school, I worked at least full time, even while attending college.

You were correct, and I feel like that is important to you.

Comment by Tess_Mac at 06/02/2025 at 03:12 UTC

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The math; way back when you could work jobs as a teenager and get paid in cash. No taxes, no contributions to SS or Medicare. Medicare wasn't even a thing until 1965.