Boeing Paid Him to Learn a New Trade for 15 Weeks. Social Security Counted the Training Checks as Wages - 24/7 Wall St.

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A retiree joins Boeing's paid apprenticeship expecting the classroom checks to fly under Social Security's radar, but the agency sees every training dollar the same way it sees a paycheck from the factory floor. This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. A hypothetical 63-year-old machinist retires …