[LianneMigiano]

Originally Posted by drcar

I believe that these programs are important to MANY people, but I do NOT like the term "entitlements", since I paid into them my entire life, I do not consider them entitlements.

I obtained a printout of all of our earnings and contributions into SS - then, the payouts to us - and totalled it for each of us. I am 79 and my husband is 85. We, long ao, have collected WAY more in SS than we ever had taken out of our pay. I'm sure that (unless you just began collecting a few years ago) would find that same result were you to obtain all of the information that I did in order to calculate the benefits!