[rob62521]

Ima, yet what can we do about this unfair distribution?

My mom applied for ssi because her social security was so low. She wasn't eligible for it even though she lived way below the poverty line. Yet I see big SSI checks going to others I work with. And they aren't below the poverty line. Somehow, we need to rethink our system to make it more equitable. My mom worked outside the home for many years, including some of the factories during the war. She eventually became a stay at home mom, but because he hadn't paid into s.s. for so many years before she retired, she was receiving very little.