The post At 64, He Lost Money Working for a Share of the Catch. Social Security Still Withheld His Monthly Check. appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. A 64-year-old fisherman spends June hauling salmon with a small commercial crew. He sleeps in a bunk barely wider than his shoulders and gets paid only when the boat gets paid: a percentage of what the catch brings at the dock. The season is poor. After his share of the trip expenses and other costs, …