Category: Social Security Administration

More Questionable Advice From the SSA

March 1, 2023
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I hate writing columns that are critical of some of my former colleagues who are still working for the Social Security Administration. But doggone it, if they are going to keep handing out bad advice, someone’s got to take them to task—and give the right answers to people who are seeking help about their Social…

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Upcoming Changes to Social Security You Can Appreciate

December 16, 2022
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Some of the highest inflation rates in the United States for decades occurred in 2022. Although costs have skyrocketed this year, making things financially tight for many people, it also has a good side—for next year. The abnormally high rate means that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) made by the Social Security Administration (SSA) will…

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Don’t Blame the Government — Blame Yourself

May 10, 2022
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Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically the Social Security Administration, has messed up and cheated them out of benefits they might have been due. But many times, the fault (to trivialize a famous line from Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar”) is not in our government, but in ourselves. Here are some…

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