nrvouswrk
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GD, I was not disputing the legality of the SS, I was just stating a (biased) opinion of the issue. As a rule, I don't even frequent this site because of how I feel on the issue.
Just because I don't believe in a law, doesn't mean I wouldn't follow it. Right now I have an employee that I would like to go over and slap. Just because I "feel" that way, doesn't mean I will...:)
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googledad
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I just posted the statute because it has some unusual provisions , not in regard to anything anybody else said .
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Susanf31
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Nrvs, I understand how you came to feel the way you do based on your background. But based on MY background, SAHM's made pretty big sacrifices to do it. My mom, her friends, all college-educated women, bright, intelligent. Worked to put their husbands through college. Held the mandatory "dinner parties" for the bosses on 2 hours notice. Moved everytime their H got a promotion. Volunteered at their kid's school.
Truly, truly hard working women...who eventually DID return to the workforce after their kids hit a certain age.
But there was a time in their lives...if their husbands has left them when their kids were young, that they would have been totally screwed while the husband's would have walked away scott-free.
Thankfully, all courts in the US agree with this and understand it...as alimony is legal and awarded in all states based on indiviiudal circumstances.
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nrvouswrk
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That is why Susan, I stay away from this issue. I realize that my own personal experiences have shaped my opinions on the subject. :)
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Gecko
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Gecko, you always seem to give reasonable advice...So let me ask you for your opinion here...do you feel that in the majority of cases where SS is awarded, that it really should be?
---> Yes. But by the same token, I don't always agree with the amount or the duration.
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M5M5
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Yet you thought it was a crime that I was a SAHM.
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trophywife
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1200 is not a lot--if you adjust each year for inflation, that would be fairer. also make it permanent
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Miranda
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[quote]1200 is not a lot--if you adjust each year for inflation, that would be fairer. also make it permanent [/quote]
Inflation? LOL we have a very low inflation rate in this country. It is usually called a cost of living allowance which should reflect inflation but that is also low... alimony usually decreases over time to promote self sufficiency.
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Susanf31
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Alimony for an older woman who will never acheive self-sufficient, needs to keep up with inflation.
Inflation in the USA hovers around 3%, which means in 15 years, that $1200 will only be worth $600 in today's dollars.
After 27 years of marriage, of which I'm sure most were spent supporting her husband and children, end up living below poverty while the husband goes off to live very nicely.
Not fair and equitable.
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trophywife
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Followup on what Susan said, 2400 a month until she is 65 and 1200, after that--at least
those are not a lot. I think they should be adjusted for inflation too
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