Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1936, Page 7

Questions and Answers ON Social Security More of the many questions pouring in from the public about operations of the social security act are unawrred belnw OES the social security act provide pensions for mar- ried as well as unmarried women who work in an em- ployment covered by the law? Yes. If one should pay the tax while working from 30 to 35 years of age, how much pension would she get and when? The pensions begin at 65. The amount would depend on the wages over those five years, but only up to $3,000 a year from one employer s credited to the wage account. If you got $3,000 a year, the account would show $15000. The pension would be one-half of 1 per cent of the first $3,000 and one-twelfth of 1 per cent of the next $12,000 each month, or $25. Pensions for Couples. It husband and wife work, will each get a pension on retirement in | proportion to his or her account? Yes. If the husband is ineligible and the wife is not employed, how is she protected in event of his death? The pension section makes no al- Jowance for such cases. In case Americans are employed fn a foreign consulate or legation, what should they do to receive a pension? ‘They can apply for accounts; but the Security Board has made no decision yet about how to handle such cases. If the foreign government does not pay the employer's tax, does the American employe pay his share alone, or does he pay both to qualify for a | pension? This also is undecided. Compulsory for Eligibles. Is it compulsory for every employe fn an occupation covered by the law to come in under {t? Yes. What is the status of a consular employe who is a foreigner? Not decided. My son gets $85 a month. How much will he be taxed? Eight-five cents a month next year, {ncreasing gradually to $2.55 a month in 1949 and thereafter. I am a widow and keep house for my son. Will I be able to get a pen- sion? Not under the Federal system, un- Jess you work at least a day in a cov- | ered employment during five calendar years after 1936, and earn $2,000. I am a salesman on a salary and drawing account, which has a provi- sion for expenses. How is my factory | to take this into consideration for tax purposes? Expenses Not Considered. ‘The tax on you and your employer | i8 on wages given you for services performed. Expense reimbursements are not considered wages. If & men has a year and a half to work at $25 a week after 1936 and before he is 65, what is his pension benefit? He will be entitled on his 65th birth- I am 62 and unemployed. Where do I and my wife come in? The pension law covers only people who work. It is too late for you to qualify for a pension. Another pro= vision is made for Federal contribu= tions to State funds to help the needy aged. I am past the age limit and work at odd jobs. Is it possible for me to get in line for a pension? No. WOMEN WILL GET NEW ‘C. C. C. CAMPS’ Eight Educational-Manual Insti- tutions Planned for N. Y. A. Workers Soon. BY the Associated Press. With seven educational camps al- ready functioning for unemployed | young women, the National Youth Ad- | ministration yesterday said the estab- lishment of eight other “women’s C. C. C. camps” had been authorized. These are expected to be in opera- | tion within the next two weeks at Chepachet, R. I.; Thornsberg and Pine Bluff, Ark.; Tampa and St. Augustine, | Fla.; Mexico, Mo., and at an undeter- mined site in South Dakota. There will be about 100 women at each camp. All have the status of N. Y. A. workers, earning their sub- sistence and $5 & month. The pro- gram calls for establishment of a maximum of 50 such camps. The camps carry on such work as making hospital supplies, transcription of books into Braille, making and re- | pairing toys for children's institutions and working in the tree nurseries of the National Forest Service. ‘The cost of the program is estimated at $39 per month per girl. ‘ DEATH STRIKES DOUBLE | | Diacovery forinody ral ¥atall to Lodging House Keeper. l I\ NEW YORK, November 30 (#).— | Mrs. Gussie Cooper, 59-year-old lodg- | | ing house keeper, reported to police \yeuerdlv she found the body of & | roomer lying on a bath room floor. | A Lincoln Hospital ambulance doc- tor pronounced the man dead of heart disease; Mrs. Cooper fainted and the | doctor revived her. A few minutes later the same am- bulance was called again to the same address and the same doctor pro- | nounced Mrs. Cooper dead of heart | disease. day anniversary to $68.25 in a lump #um, but gets no pension. That is 313 per cent of his wages. Must & man who is 66 give up his Job on January 1? No, he is not directly affected by the pension act. I am an unemployed painter, aged 80. What should I do about being enrolled for a pension? You can apply for a wage account fumber, getting a blank at the post office, and wages paid to you if you return to work will be entered on that account. I have a small business of my own. How does the pension act affect me? You are not provided for in the law, But your employes are, Must Work for Some One. When an employer matches the taxes paid by his workers, does he make it possible to get a pension him- el after 65? No, he is ineligible unless he works | for some one else. | I am a school teacher, making $1,000 | 8 year. I pay $32 a year into the Btate teachers’ pension fund in In- diana. How does the Federal act af- fect me? You are exempted from its provi- slons, as are all governmental em- | ployes. Wiy 81 Hairs Dic Unbornfach])ay HE average healthy scalp sheds and grows 81 hairs each day. 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