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by Jordan_Pelt 177 days ago
I can go to ssa.gov and click the button that says "log into your account."
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Yeah, we can't really fault people for thinking something the government itself says.
The phrasing doesn’t make sense anyway. I think I have an individual social security account where they track how much I’ve paid and how much that will entitle me to receive. I also think I have an individual savings account with my bank, and an individual investment account with my brokerage. In none of these perceptions do I think there is a little bin with my money in it stored separately from everyone else’s money.