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Housewife retirees would gain via husbands social security boost
A study in the Social Security Bulletin shows eliminating the minimum benefit would mainly affect housewives who will later receive larger husbands’ benefits. It notes 89 percent of 165 minimum beneficiaries were women with few earnings after 1975, many tied to husbands who would gain larger benefits, while nuns and civil service retirees receiving the minimum are addressed.
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Christopher Connell
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Bruce D. Schobel
Steven F. McKay
Social Security Bulletin
Congress
Reagan
Schobel
McKay