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Social Security Administration: Workers
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In 1939, the age requirement for Social Security eligibility did not exist, but when Medicare was implemented in 1965, these Social Security recipients were enrolled in Medicare as well. Before Social Security was enacted, railroad workers received benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board and still do today. They ... are enrolled in Medicare.
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Rose notes that for two out of three Americans, Social Security provides at least half of their retirement income. He then enumerates the eligibility requirements for spousal benefits, which generally can be said to accrue to the spouse of a worker when the spouse’s income is less than half of the workers, if a variety of other conditions are met.
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Railroad workers were covered by the Railroad Retirement Board before Social Security was founded; they still are, though a portion of each railroad pension is designated as "equivalent" to Social Security. Railroad workers ... participate in Medicare.
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* In 1935, Congress passed and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the "Social Security Act." This law created "a system of Federal old-age benefits" for workers and their families. In 1956, the law was amended to ... provide disability benefits. [2] [3]
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Since November 2000, interested persons could apply for Social Security retirement benefits online at www.ssa.gov, the official website for the Social Security Administration. By completing one application, an individual can now apply for their own retirement benefit, or a spouse’s benefit or, if eligible for both, their own retirement benefit and their benefit as the spouse of a retired worker.
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* The age at which a worker receives full Social Security old age benefits is referred to as the "full retirement age." A person's full retirement age can be between 65 and 67 years old, depending upon their year of birth. (More details in footnote.) [36]
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