SSI

[Bocephous]

Yep, agree here. That and being “raised right”. I give a lot of credit to my successes to my parents.

Same here.

 

[KennyG]

RE: Laminating

Back in the day (paper drivers licenses) when "some people" altered drivers licenses to change the birth date (statute of limitations has expired but I still claim no personal knowledge) you would laminate them after altering to mask the changes. I suppose the same concern would apply to SS cards.

 

[Ford850]

Isn't that sad Rick. Society always blames someone else.....

If it gets real bad, I want you beside me.

I like that idea, of you two standing side by side. That way when things get bad I can point at you both at once and say "I blame them"!
Just kidding of course.

 

[3Ts]

I heard a report that the low CPI number is due in part to the some items in the shopping basket are going down in price due to corona virus (like airline fares and gas), while things we are buying more of are going up (like groceries), but the mix for the calculations hasn't changed to reflect this.

They must not be figuring lumber, eh? At 2-300%, it would kinda blow their number scheme.

Lumber is such a small percentage of the total expenditures in this country that it has little effect.

The contents of the basket that determines the CPI is changed from time to time. I heard that the last time it was changed the original basket had a high CPI, then the contents were changed and the CPI was lowered. Don't remember the year or what the contents were. There's also been a question on the applicability of the contents for senior citizens.

 

[Jim Nelson]

Yep, agree here. That and being 途aised right? I give a lot of credit to my successes to my parents.

I always said that all I got from my Dad was a bad temper and a great work ethic. The work ethic served me well and I outgrew the temper.

 

[Diggin It]

There's also been a question on the applicability of the contents for senior citizens.

Which rolls back in to the CPI determining SS COLA increases. I didn't realize that it also affected Federal Retirement payments until I got a small (very small) bump last year.

 

[WM75Guy]

Hmmm. My SS card has been laminated for over 50 years and it has never been a problem. Come to think of it, I don稚 recall anyone ever asking to actually see it either. That includes banks, state offices, passport office, and employers. They just ask for the number.

I've always been told that you can't laminate it. Never understood that. It's the most delicate, important ID card I've got.....

Same here, mine has been laminated since I got the current card 40 years ago. On the back the top line says "Do not laminate this card". As a firefighter I carried my wallet with me. After a few fires the first card was destroyed from the wallet getting wet, so I laminated the replacement. Has never been an issue after I explained why.

 

[ovrszd]

I like that idea, of you two standing side by side. That way when things get bad I can point at you both at once and say "I blame them"!
Just kidding of course.

We can handle it.

 

[RickB]

We can handle it.

Bring it on!

 

[Oaktree]

Same here, mine has been laminated since I got the current card 40 years ago. On the back the top line says "Do not laminate this card". As a firefighter I carried my wallet with me. After a few fires the first card was destroyed from the wallet getting wet, so I laminated the replacement. Has never been an issue after I explained why.

Curiously, why do you carry your SS card with you? I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I've needed to produce it.
Seems like it would make it easy for someone to steal your identity if you ever lost your wallet.