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TromboneAl
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I know it's silly to speculate about the effects of changes to SS when things are still so up in the air, but I'm guessing that one likely outcome will be that people who have made more money will be getting significantly less SS than under the current system.
So let's say your benefits are tied to your income, such that they just add up how much you've made over your lifetime, and the bigger the number, the lower the relative benefit.
If so, this would be another reason to retire early, yes? It would put you in lower bracket, so to speak. If you made $100,000 per year for 25 years then 0 for 20 years, you're in the same bracket as someone who averaged 55,000 for 45 years.
Just thinking out loud here.
So let's say your benefits are tied to your income, such that they just add up how much you've made over your lifetime, and the bigger the number, the lower the relative benefit.
If so, this would be another reason to retire early, yes? It would put you in lower bracket, so to speak. If you made $100,000 per year for 25 years then 0 for 20 years, you're in the same bracket as someone who averaged 55,000 for 45 years.
Just thinking out loud here.