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Should a Housewife Get Paid for Social Security Purposes?

A housewife getting Social Security benefits is a good thought, but it isn’t practical.
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Should a Housewife Get Paid for Social Security Purposes?
A homemaker doesn't make money, but is she due Social Security benefits? Prostock-studio/Shutterstock
Tom Margenau
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People frequently write to me with an idea to change Social Security law in some way that they think is clever and unique. But I usually have to tell them that their proposal has been considered in the past. After all, Social Security has been around for almost 90 years now, and for those nine decades, people have constantly been coming up with plans that they think would improve the system.

And lots of times, those plans don’t work out under closer scrutiny. Here is an example.

Tom Margenau
Tom Margenau
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Tom Margenau worked for 32 years in a variety of positions for the Social Security Administration before retiring in 2005. He has served as the director of SSA’s public information office, the chief editor of more than 100 SSA publications, a deputy press officer and spokesman, and a speechwriter for the commissioner of Social Security. For 12 years, he also wrote Social Security columns for local newspapers, and recently published the book “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” If you have a Social Security question, contact him at [email protected]
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