Pando was measured and given statistical biggitude by University of Colorado ecology professor Michael Grant, who was listening to NPR one day and heard about the other so-called biggest living thing on Earth, and decided, no, that other one is too unlovely. We can do better, he thought.
Let's focus on the frightening loss of needed Social Security benefits from people now eligible for Social Security but with delinquent student loans. It used to be that the wisdom was Social Security benefits can't be garnished so that income was safe from creditors.According to the Department of Treasury's Financial Management Service data in 2000, only six people had their Social Security checks garnished for delinquent student loan debt.et's focus on the frightening loss of needed Social Security benefits from people now eligible for Social Security but with delinquent student loans. It used to be that the wisdom was Social Security benefits can't be garnished so that income was safe from creditors.
Social Security can also be garnished to pay for late alimony or child support, which can cost you as much as 50%-65% of your benefit. Why this matters to you. The average Social Security benefit for a retiree was $1,301.84 as of August. That's below what you'd earn from a minimum-wage full-time job in many states.ubtract the $104.90 Part B and a $183 supplemental premium from a typical Social Security benefit, and the check shrinks substantially to $1,013.94. That's before considering the possibility of any taxes or garnishments. If you can live on that net monthly benefit in your retirement, more power to you.