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Can Social Security ever come along later and say "Sor- ry, you've used up all your ben- efits? " I know there are ma- ny people, including me, who have no other income or sav- ings, so if their SS suddenly stopped they would need as- sistance to survive. I started my benefits at age 62 because I had to. I've always been in rea- sonably good health, so I won- der - what if I live to be 85, 90 or 95 - will I still have enough in the system to get my Social Security check? Signed: Liv- ing on SS. Dear Living: Put your fears about losing your Social Secu- rity aside – you will never stop receiving your benefits even if you live to be 110 years old. The system isn't designed to compare what you've collected to how much you've contribut- ed. If you meet the basic eligi- bility requirements, there is no danger of your payments ever stopping because you've "used up all your benefits." Here's how the Social Se- curity system works: Every- one who works pays a Social Security pay- roll tax (cur- rently 6.2 per- cent; matched by their em- ployer) up to the annual payroll tax cap. All those pay- roll taxes collected are used to pay benefits to all those who are already collecting Social Security – the payroll tax- es you paid weren't put into a separate account for you. Es- sentially, the system is "pay as you go," where everyone who works and earns pays for those already receiving ben- efits. So, the benefits you are now receiving are not being deducted from a personal ac- count in your name. Everyone currently working and contrib- uting to Social Security helps pay for your benefits, as well as benefits for everyone else already collecting. Any mon- ey left over after all benefits are paid are invested in spe- cial issue government bonds, which are held in the Social Security Trust Funds, earning inter- est which accrues in- to the Trust Funds. Money from income taxes on Social Se- curity also contrib- utes to SS revenue to pay for benefits. As of the end of 2019, the Social Securi- ty Trust Funds held about $2.9 trillion in assets, reserved to cover any short- age of SS income received vs. benefits paid out. You may have read about So- cial Security facing future fi- nancial difficulties. That is pri- marily a result of the declining ratio of workers to beneficia- ries and increasing life ex- pectancy (average longevity for SS recipients today is mid- 80s). Starting this year, the re- serves in the Trust Funds will be used to cover any income shortfall. The last official re- port from the Trustees of So- cial Security predicted that the SS Trust Funds assets are suf- ficient to pay full benefits until about 2035 (the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will sure- ly worsen that prediction). But even if Congress fails to act to resolve the issue and the Trust Funds run dry in the future, your benefits will still contin- ue. If the Trust Funds run dry, however, your benefit would be reduced (not eliminated). If the Trust Funds are fully depleted, Social Security can only pay out as much as the in- come received, which would mean a benefit reduction of about 21 percent, according to current predictions. Sad- ly, Congress already knows how to fix Social Security's fi- nancial issues - what's lacking is the bipartisan cooperation needed to accomplish it. Per- sonally, I do not believe that Congress will ever allow the Trust Funds to run dry, requir- ing a cut in benefits (it would be political suicide to do so). Given the vitriol permeating Congress today we'll proba- bly need to wait a while for a solution, but one will eventu- ally come. In any case, rest as- sured that your Social Securi- ty benefits will never stop, no matter how old you get. You can't "use up all your benefits." Cup Creek pastor dies of COVID-19 complications By Andy Heuring The Cup Creek General Baptist Church, located just east of Highway 64 in Vel- pen, is dealing with the death of their pastor, Phillip Jeff Crowe. Crowe, who had been pas- tor of the small community church since 1999, died on Oc- tober 26 of COVID-19. Rich Russell, associate pas- ter at Cup Creek, said Crowe tested positive on September 22 and then was admitted to the hospital on September 28. "It is just shocking that somebody who was as healthy as he was died from this," said Russell. Greg Stieneker, who is a deacon at Cup Creek, said af- ter a week or two, Crowe was put on a ventilator and was on it for about three weeks until he died. Stieneker said Crowe's mother, who is 96 years old, and his wife both tested posi- tive and were also admitted to the hospital. But both recov- ered and were released. "It just shows how this disease affects people differently." Crowe started at Cup Creek in 1999. Stieneker said Cup Creek is the church he has at- tended all his life, with the ex- ception of when he was in col- lege and lived in Indianapolis. He said Crowe wanted ev- eryone to be involved in some- thing and take part. So he had lots of events, from Christmas musicals to chili suppers. "He came up with the idea of what he called a Community Reviv- al." Stieneker said Crowe went to several other churches in the area and organized a re- vival that they all took part in. Each year, it would be hosted by a different church. "We have been together for 20 years," said Russell of Crowe. "He did a lot for the church and the communi- ty, and for the people outside the church. He never knew a stranger." "He mentored me," said Russell, who also stated Crowe ministered to several others who decided to go in- to the ministry. "It is hard. We are getting through it. It is going to take time. I preached Sunday. I have been preaching since he has been in the hospital. It was different. We would talk before the services," said Rus- sell. "We will have to keep his memory alive and get past this. It will be hard, but it's something I know he wants us do. I know he wants us to flourish." "I think holding on to your faith helps. People of faith have a better outlook and can deal with these situa- tions better. It isn't easy," said Stieneker. He said one thing that helped was a service they had before Crowe died. Rus- sell asked people if they had something they wanted to say about Jeff. "We could have been there all night. Peo- ple got up and talked about things he had done or how he had helped them. Many of them were things nobody ev- er knew about. We could have been there all night, there wasn't a dry eye in the place." "We have made a conscious decision to not fill the pulpit immediately. We are fortunate to have Rich and Jon Hemmer, both who can fill in and speak until we can get past this," said Stieneker. (See Crowe's obituary on page B-6).