mathjak107
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You keep throwing in the word "completely" which was not originally used. That changes the meaning.
I think that FIRE wanabee's who counted on the SS file and suspend loophole to be more than a small and incidental part of their FIRE plans made an avoidable mistake.
While eliminating the file and suspend loopholes will be mildly annoying for a few, it's unlikely to be any sort of meaningful financial setback for the folks here for the reasons you describe above. And the elimination does seem to level the playing field a bit. We all pay FICA at the same rate. Why should married couples have this type of bonus opportunity when it comes time to collect?
actually divorced couples had the best deal . they could file spousal on each other . married couples only got 1 spousal benefit .