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The new “Social Security Fairness Act” increases SS benefits for some government workers.
Congress has debated the issue for decades – ever since the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) were enacted in 1983 (the first version of the GPO was enacted in 1977). These provisions were made law…
Social Security for Children
If you are an older parent of a minor child, you may not be aware that when you claim Social Security benefits your minor child may also be eligible for Social Security benefits. There are, of course, restrictions and the…
The Importance of your Full Retirement Age to your Social Security retirement benefit
Each year, the Social Security Administration changes some rules affecting your benefits, so knowing the changes goes a long way toward choosing when to claim Social Security. Your “full retirement age” – which is when you get 100% of the…
Was the 2025 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) enough?
Well, almost certainly not, according to Maurie Backman in this Yahoo! Finance article. You see, annual COLA increases are actually “backward looking” – that is, they are based upon inflation which has already occurred, and they may not offset today’s…
Political Promises vs. Social Security Reality
During the 2024 election season, we often heard candidates promising that cuts to Social Security were “off the table.” President Trump was among those so promising but, as is already evident, that promise did not extend to cutting waste and…
What to do now That the Social Security Fairness Act has passed
Then President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act on January 5, 2025. This eliminated the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO). There two pieces of legislation imposed offsets to some government employees who did…
Social Security Fraud
The new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is looking into fraudulent spending of social Security funds. Instead of joining the effort to rid Social Security of waste, Democrats are spreading erroneous information, saying the Trump administration is going to dump…
The Social Security Financing Problem
The Social Security Insolvency issue will not go away by itself. Congress needs to reform it to avoid a fiscal crisis. From increasing life expectancies to a decline in the number of workers paying into the program, Social Security is…
Pushback to DOGE Review of Social Security Spending
There is a lot of controversy surrounding DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) these days. The newest area of spending analysis is the Social Security Administration. Although this probe is meant to eliminate wasteful spending and strengthen the agency, democrats are…
Social Security’s Wasteful Spending To Be Evaluated
DOGE may be looking into Social Security next. It is not with intent to cut benefits, but for the purpose of discovering and correcting wasteful spending. This action will help the agency to function more efficiently. Andrews Mark Miller for…