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The 'Who Took My Money' Blog Is All Lies Sep. 12, 2018
A nasty and pernicious blog that is full of lies about Social Security has been floating around the ... Read More
This Couple Has a Couple Options Apr. 25, 2018
Q: My wife and I both turn 66 later this year. (Our birthdays are just two days apart.) I've worked ... Read More
Working While Getting Disability Benefits Feb. 14, 2018
Q: I am 57 years old and getting Social Security disability benefits. I understand I can work and ma... Read More
My Christmas Wish List for Social Security Dec. 20, 2017
Dear Santa, I've been a good kid this year. Well, I've occasionally been naughty. For example, I was... Read More
Swindler Must Pay Up Before Benefits Start Oct. 25, 2017
Q: I have a brother-in-law who is a scoundrel in my books. I just don't know what my sister sees in ... Read More
Prisoners Do NOT Get Social Security Aug. 09, 2017
Q: I was in my local Social Security office recently. While I was sitting in the waiting room, I not... Read More
Neighbors Helping Neighbors with Social Security Issues Jun. 21, 2017
Q: I have a young 30-something neighbor who stopped working a few years ago to raise a family. She t... Read More
Two Widows Present Unusual Social Security Cases Feb. 22, 2017
I am constantly amazed! I have either worked for the Social Security Administration, or been writing... Read More
Questions About SSI Benefits Jan. 18, 2017
Q: You've written in past columns that the SSI program is not a Social Security benefit. But my sist... Read More
The Post-Truth Era and Social Security Jan. 11, 2017
They say we are living in the "post-truth" era — a time when discussion and debate is framed b... Read More
Social Security Update for 2017 Dec. 28, 2016
It has been my custom for most of the past 18 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the S... Read More
Mailbag Miscellany Dec. 07, 2016
I'm drawing a blank. And I'm blaming it on my bad cold. My head is all stuffed up and I can't think ... Read More
Please Stop Confusing SSI with Social Security Nov. 23, 2016
I sometimes feel like I should spend the first half of the column explaining to readers that the Sup... Read More
Top-Five Social Security Political Myths Sep. 28, 2016
I could probably write a column, or more appropriately, a book, called "The Top-100 Myths About Soci... Read More
Social Security and Welfare Jul. 27, 2016
Q: In a recent column, you said that disability benefits are not welfare. But you are simply wrong a... Read More
Did Richard Nixon Really Try to Sink Social Security? Apr. 02, 2014
I have more than a few friends, all retired Social Security Administration employees like me, who wi... Read More
Everybody Is Cheating the System But Me Jan. 29, 2014
Q: My Social Security check is being docked this year because I worked and made too much money last ... Read More
