In my Social Security record, I'm missing two years of income because my employer never paid into the system. I have zero income for those years. How do I prove what I earned and paid into the system?

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DEAR ABBY: My sister is struggling with severe mental health issues, and so is her live-in boyfriend of 6 1/2 years. She thinks everyone she’s ever had contact with was involved in human trafficking ...