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More Clarification of the 'Spousal Bump' May. 07, 2025
I don't think I coined the term. But I may have helped spread it around the world of Social Security... Read More
Time To Lose the Retirement Blues May. 01, 2025
I have an idea — instead of waking up every morning feeling fraught and frustrated with your j... Read More
Whatcha Say -- It's 'Make No Complaints May' Apr. 24, 2025
Congratulations! You made it through "Dry January." It was a struggle, but you did it. Then came "Fr... Read More
Ponzi Schmonzi Apr. 23, 2025
There has been a lot of talk over the years about Social Security being a "Ponzi scheme." I have add... Read More
The Stress Mess Apr. 17, 2025
Feeling stressed at work? I don't blame you. The economy is looking rocky. The entire concept of jo... Read More
Explaining Little Quirks in Social Security Law in 1,000 Words Apr. 16, 2025
I doubt if any of you have ever bothered to count, but my average weekly column comes out to about 1... Read More
Grocery Prices Will Go Up Apr. 11, 2025
We don't grow much coffee within the United States. Only Hawaii and Puerto Rico are really capable o... Read More
Dump the Slump Apr. 10, 2025
It happens every workday morning. You wake up full of energy and optimism. You leap out of bed and r... Read More
Most Common Social Security Questions Apr. 09, 2025
I recently did a couple of media interviews. One was a podcast and the other was a radio show. The h... Read More
Billionaires and Right-Wing Hacks Now Run the USDA -- E-I-E-I-O! Apr. 09, 2025
America's family farmers were astonished recently to get a jolly tweet from the President of the Uni... Read More
A Better Way Apr. 04, 2025
One need not rely on experts to know tariffs are typically not a good policy. Going back to Adam Smi... Read More
Facebook Rant About Social Security Is All Lies Apr. 02, 2025
There are so many Social Security-bashing screeds floating around on the internet that are I could s... Read More
Two Wrongs and Right Mar. 28, 2025
Two wrongs do not make a right. There's really no argument on that point. But morality, morals, righ... Read More
You Have a Job, But Do You Have a Chair? Mar. 27, 2025
CEOs are pounding their desktops. "Back to the office!" they cry. "Back to the office, say I!" You ... Read More
Trump, Musk, and "Little Buddy" v. The People Mar. 26, 2025
Eeeeeek, there's a mouse in the house! Oh wait — it's just Little Mike Johnson. He's harmless.... Read More
Social Security Fraud Allegations Clarified Mar. 26, 2025
There is so much misinformation about the Social Security program and the conduct of the Social Secu... Read More
Can Your Outie Rescue Your Innie? Mar. 20, 2025
Are you an "outie" or an "innie"? If that's a question you can't answer, you're not watching "Severa... Read More
The GPO Repeal Backlash Has Begun Mar. 19, 2025
I predicted this was going to happen. The public outcry over the repeal of the Government Pension Of... Read More
Why Is Trump Such a Scaredy-Cat About Words? Mar. 19, 2025
A classic bumper sticker posed this alarming question: "Where are we going, and what am I doing in t... Read More
You Gotta Work More if You Wanna Work Less Mar. 13, 2025
You definitely want to work less, but are you willing to work more to work less? That's the question... Read More
