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> They hadn’t started collecting social security due to some debts and was worried it would ALL be garnished. Your contractor’s actions makes a some twisted se
by canuckintime 4y ago
> They hadn’t started collecting social security due to some debts and was worried it would ALL be garnished.
Your contractor’s actions makes a some twisted sense to me as he’s still receiving ‘undisclosed’ cash. The homeless veteran doesn’t make any sense to me as he was not receiving the social security funds at all.
- bombcar 4y agoIf I told you that you had a bunch of forms to fill out, and after doing all the work you'd get no money (and it would all go to your hated ex-wife or something), you might not bother doing it.
- anotherman554 4y agoThe above example was someone who FEARED all of their money would be garnished. Not someone who was TOLD all of the money would be garnished. That isn't the same thing.
- acdha 4y agoFirst, anyone skipping out on their responsibilities shouldn’t be getting a sympathetic reaction (and, yeah, I know they always have stories about how it’s justified in their case - my dad spent a lot of time hanging out with other deadbeats but every time details came out, surprise, surprise, they were leaving out a lot). Paying people under the table has a lot of potential liability for you and it almost always catches up with them. Especially now it’s just not viable to live off the grid (e.g. hoping you don’t get sick isn’t effective) and all this does is ensure that the amount they owe the IRS is unaffordable when the bill finally arrives, usually when their earning potential has gone down.
- bombcar 4y agoSure - all of those are true; just explaining why someone might not sign up for social security, even if the reasons don't actually pan out.