A dozen surprising facts about Social Security
You may know some about the basics of the Social Security program, but there are a lot of things you may be surprised to find out. Things such as how much total money is paid out in benefits; that Social Security has on record 6.5 million people over 112 years old; and that about 14,000 people are mistakenly declared dead each year. This Maurie Backman article at The Motley Fool describes a dozen “jaw dropping” statistics about Social Security. Click here to read more.
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