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The Changing Face of Retirement
For years, maybe decades, the common thinking on retirement was that you worked steadily, saved steadily, and when you reached that end-of-career marker — for many, age 65, but now 66 or 67 — you stepped off the treadmill and…
A Frequent Question: How Did SSA Determine My Social Security Retirement Benefit?
One of the more frequently misunderstood items we encounter here at the AMAC Social Security Advisory Service is the belief that retirement benefits are based on one’s last 5 years of earnings. Some say the last 10 years, and some…
A Deeper Look at the Workround on Social Security Benefit Taxation
One of the positives of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) for millions of seniors was the temporary $6,000 bonus deduction available for tax years 2025-2028. Welcome relief, for sure, and it served to honor–at least in theory and…
Social Security’s Full Retirement Age (FRA)
Once upon a time, there was no mystery about Social Security’s full retirement age – everyone received their full benefit if they claimed at 65, the age set when the program was first enacted in 1935. But way back in 1983, the…
Solving Social Security’s Financial Woes
If you read the news at any level, you are surely aware that the nation’s premier retirement program – Social Security – is facing some serious financial issues in the near future. In fact, the latest report from the Congressional…
Veterans and the “Special Extra Credit for Military Service”
Over the years, here at the AMAC Foundation’s Social Security advisory service, we have fielded many questions from veterans about something known as a “Special Extra Credit for Military Service.” Those who contact us are usually informed of this seemingly…
Is Social Security’s insolvency problem understated?
While analysts and economists anxiously await the “official” 2026 Social Security Trustees report, concerns are being raised about the trajectory of certain key performance indicators. One such indicator is the U.S. population’s fertility rate, a marker of what the future…
CBO’s FRA 70 Budget Option Analysis Explored
Today’s post by North American Community Hub Statistics writer Jannik Meyer examines what’s shaping up to be perhaps the most controversial issue Congress will face when its focus finally shifts to the looming Social Security insolvency problem. And anyone following…
Memorial Day 2026: Summer Begins, Plans for America 250 Ramp Up
It may be a revered annual tradition, the nation’s largest Memorial Day event, but this year the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC, brings with it a focus on the story of service and sacrifice across our first 250…
Closing Out the Week: A Look at Options to Address Insolvency
Whether it’s 2034, 2032, or 2031, the end of the road for Social Security’s asset reserves — the trust fund balances — is rapidly approaching. Along with that, of course, is a projected catastrophe in the form of a substantial…