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More Entitlement Red Flags as Politicians Tout Inaction Apr. 06, 2023
Republicans and Democrats have been tripping over each other to tell voters how committed they are t... Read More
Social Security Rules for Federal Government Employees Apr. 05, 2023
I've commented before how surprised I am that a high percentage of emails I get come from the relati... Read More
Are More Progressives Coming Around on Overregulation? Mar. 30, 2023
George McGovern, the Democratic Party's 1972 presidential nominee, was a liberal icon. During many y... Read More
Social Security Rumors Don't Pass the "Look, Sound and Quack Test!" Mar. 29, 2023
I'm sure you've heard that old saying that goes something like this: "If it looks like a duck, walks... Read More
Honey, Joe Biden Just Shrunk Our Pension Mar. 28, 2023
President Joe Biden recently issued his first veto since taking office on Jan. 20, 2021. Biden reje... Read More
Most People Can't Get the Maximum Benefit Mar. 22, 2023
If you read a recent USA Today article, you would have seen a story with this intriguing headline: "... Read More
The President's Budget Reveals the Real Priority: Tax Hikes Mar. 16, 2023
Budgets are about priorities. In the Biden administration's new budget, its apparent priorities are ... Read More
Change Is Nothing New to Social Security Mar. 15, 2023
I continually remind my readers that they shouldn't worry too much when they read or hear reports of... Read More
Disability Benefits for Senior Citizens Mar. 08, 2023
Many older folks are asking me about getting disability benefits from Social Security. I'll offer so... Read More
More Questionable Advice From the SSA Mar. 01, 2023
I hate writing columns that are critical of some of my former colleagues who are still working for t... Read More
The Simple Solution to the Coming Demographic Challenge Feb. 23, 2023
Newspapers have been reporting on the demographic challenges in Asian nations like China, Japan and ... Read More
If You Mess Up, Don't Blame the Government Feb. 22, 2023
Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically the Social Security ... Read More
An Unusual Morning Mailbag Feb. 15, 2023
Most mornings, I sit down at my computer and open my emails. I find many of the same questions I've ... Read More
How Retirement Benefits Are Figured Feb. 08, 2023
After doing this column for so many years (more than a quarter century now), I've learned there are ... Read More
Message to Homemakers: Building Up Your Own Social Security Might Not Be Worth It Feb. 01, 2023
I will occasionally get questions, almost always from women who spent much of their adult life as ho... Read More
Columnist Turns a Molehill Into a Mountain Jan. 25, 2023
Several readers shared with me a story that ran in many newspapers around the country headlined: "So... Read More
The Problems With Running a Disability Program Jan. 18, 2023
Several readers recently sent me copies of a news story that appeared in papers around the country. ... Read More
Biden's ESG Investment Rules Threaten Your Retirement Savings Jan. 17, 2023
President Joe Biden's Labor Department recently announced a new rule that will permit money managers... Read More
Be Prepared Jan. 11, 2023
I got an email from a woman who had recently filed for widow's benefits. She was writing to tell me ... Read More
Turning Full Retirement Age in 2023? Consider Filing for Benefits This Month Jan. 04, 2023
I write a column like this one every January, but I don't mind plagiarizing myself because it contai... Read More
