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U.S. government proposes rules to reduce food stamp fraud Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Food stamp fraud costs U.S. taxpayers about $750 million a year. Read More
Reform 'yes' ... panic 'no' Published: Mon, May 7, 2012 I was all set to submit a column to my editor with reactions to the fact sheet I recently offered my readers called "When to Take Your Social Security Benefits." But then I woke up this morning to this headline in my morning paper: "Social Security Drain is Gaining Momentum." It was yet another news report... Read More
More SSI clarification Published: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 Q: I read your article explaining that SSI is not a Social Security benefit and is not paid for out of Social Security taxes. But I'm still confused. What is the difference between Social Security disability and SSI disability? And how are they different from regular Social Security? A. I'm always puzzled when... Read More
Agency checkup nothing to fear Published: Mon, Mar 26, 2012 Q: I am a certified public accountant. One of my clients, who signed up for his Social Security about a year ago, just got a letter from Social Security's "Office of Quality Assurance." The people there want to redo his claim for benefits. And they are asking him to bring in his military discharge papers (he was... Read More
This Florida doctor is a quack Published: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 Sometimes, I really feel as if I should just give up. In fact, if it were not for the encouraging emails I get from many of my readers telling me to "hang in there" and "keep up the good fight," I probably would have stopped addressing bogus emails that spread lies and misinformation about Social Security a long... Read More
SSI is not Social Security Published: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 Near the end of last year, around the holidays, I wrote a column that addressed what I called the 12 Myths of Social Security. It was supposed to be a takeoff on the "12 Days of Christmas" — get it? Anyway, earlier this year, I wrote another column addressing what I said was an even bigger misconception about... Read More
2011 Was the year of Internet hogwash Published: Mon, Jan 9, 2012 The year 2011 will go down in my books as the year of Internet hogwash — at least as far as Social Security is concerned. It seems that I spent half my columns in 2011 dispelling all the myths, rumors, half-truths and outright lies about Social Security that are being spread on the World Wide Web. Actually, most... Read More
Social Security is just one part of the global economy Published: Mon, Jan 2, 2012 Q: I'll bet you got a lot of hate mail from readers after you printed the column in which you explained that a Canadian citizen could get American Social Security benefits — even if she moves back to Canada. Is it any wonder our Social Security system is in such trouble if we're sending all of our hard-earned... Read More
Is your tax holiday gift a lump of coal? Published: Mon, Dec 19, 2011 Many people have written to ask my opinion of the proposed expansion of the so-called payroll tax holiday. As any working American knows, the Social Security payroll tax, normally 6.2 percent, was lowered to 4.2 percent for all employees in 2011. And now the administration is proposing not only to extend that... Read More
Not your grandfather's Social Security office Published: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 Q: I would like you to comment on the attached email. In it, you'll see a photo that shows a waiting room in a typical Social Security office. I've seen similar scenes in my own local office. No wonder Social Security is in trouble if these kinds of people are ripping off the system! A: Who are "these kinds of... Read More
Columnist is right -- Parents are not 'mooching' Social Security Published: Mon, Nov 14, 2011 Q: In a recent column, you categorically stated that people cannot bring their foreign-born parents to this country and then put them on their Social Security account. You said the only way that could happen is if someone died. In other words, you claim that benefits to parents can be paid only after the death of... Read More
COLA news you might have missed Published: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 Because my column usually has a one- or two-week lead time before publication, it's almost impossible for me to give my readers any real "news" about Social Security. And this was demonstrated once again recently, when the Social Security Administration announced the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2012... Read More
Tips on filing for Social Security disability benefits Published: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 About a month ago, I answered some questions from people who were wondering if I thought they might be eligible for Social Security disability benefits. I essentially told them that the only way they would know for sure is to actually apply for such benefits. I took flack from some readers who thought my answer... Read More
Ponzi schmonzi Published: Tue, Sep 27, 2011 Will all my readers out there who think Rick Perry's ruggedly handsome mug should be carved onto Mount Rushmore please stop sending me emails about Social Security as a Ponzi scheme? The astute governor from Texas, apparently one of the country's leading experts on Social Security, has been running around... Read More
Even more Internet absurdities Published: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 I am about to give up, dear readers! No sooner did I finish a couple of recent columns that dealt with silly Internet rumors and lies about Social Security, when I opened my email and found three more! Q: I am forwarding something I found on the Internet. You'll see that it proves the Social Security Administration... Read More
More Internet lies uncovered Published: Wed, Aug 24, 2011 Last week, I resurrected a column from about a year ago that refuted some allegations from a diatribe foolishly called a "Social Security History Lesson" that has been polluting the Internet for years. Even though it's full of lies that should be apparent to anyone who reads it, it seems to gain legitimacy the... Read More
Bogus Social Security history lesson on the Internet Published: Tue, Aug 9, 2011 Like an irritating canker sore that just won't go away, there is a plague of propaganda on the Internet that lingers and lingers — spreading half-truths and outright lies about Social Security to millions of Americans. At least once or twice a day, someone forwards me an Internet message that claims to be... Read More
The temporary Social Security benefit that is still around 76 years later Published: Mon, Jul 25, 2011 Q: My friends and I have a Social Security round-table discussion once a month at a local coffee shop. At our last get-together, the subject of the Social Security $255 death benefit came up. I was surprised to learn that it is only paid when the deceased was married. So, why does Social Security discriminate... Read More
Obama pivots, eyes Medicare changes, tax increases Updated: Wed, Apr 13, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — Challenging Republican budget plans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed lowering the nation's future deficits by $4 trillion over a dozen years through a blend of specific measures and vague objectives designed to lower spending in politically sensitive health care programs while also... Read More
Maybe Social Security is Just a Tax? Updated: Fri, Mar 18, 2011 I'm writing this at 2 o'clock in the morning. So, I'm not sure if the message I'm trying to convey in this column is a startling revelation ... or the mindless meanderings of a half-asleep brain! Let's find out. There I was trying to sleep, but I was troubled by some recent reader comments about Social Security... Read More
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