I and my husband started our foray into the workforce at 15 and 17 in 1974 and have worked as hard and as long as we could for the last 45 years. Unable to find work after I turned 55, I was forced to take early SSI ($640) and would never get my full benefits of $800 by taking early retirement. My HVAC tech husband managed to change jobs…
I and my husband started our foray into the workforce at 15 and 17 in 1974 and have worked as hard and as long as we could for the last 45 years. Unable to find work after I turned 55, I was forced to take early SSI ($640) and would never get my full benefits of $800 by taking early retirement. My HVAC tech husband managed to change jobs annually or bi-annually to get an extra $1 on the hour over a 30-year span and now makes $26. He is now 63 with a bad back and will be forced to work until 68 1/2, which would qualify him for $2,600 a month. His current job tried to force him to quit on January 3, 2023 (with 18 years of service), at which point he would only qualify for $1,700 monthly for life. His ESOP non-profit received over $10 million in government subsidies, including PPE and PPG, but instead used that money for a new building and laid off more than 60 people. His retirement after 20 years is entirely dependent on the stock market. This is Reagan and his Republican policies over 40 years, with the help of the corporate Democrats legacy.
I and my husband started our foray into the workforce at 15 and 17 in 1974 and have worked as hard and as long as we could for the last 45 years. Unable to find work after I turned 55, I was forced to take early SSI ($640) and would never get my full benefits of $800 by taking early retirement. My HVAC tech husband managed to change jobs annually or bi-annually to get an extra $1 on the hour over a 30-year span and now makes $26. He is now 63 with a bad back and will be forced to work until 68 1/2, which would qualify him for $2,600 a month. His current job tried to force him to quit on January 3, 2023 (with 18 years of service), at which point he would only qualify for $1,700 monthly for life. His ESOP non-profit received over $10 million in government subsidies, including PPE and PPG, but instead used that money for a new building and laid off more than 60 people. His retirement after 20 years is entirely dependent on the stock market. This is Reagan and his Republican policies over 40 years, with the help of the corporate Democrats legacy.