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Thoughts on Addressing the Social Security Solvency Dilemma
Courier-Tribune (Asheboro, North Carolina) contributor Bob Morrison, in an article posted on www.courier-tribune.com’s Opinions page, provides some thoughts on an approach to resolving the Social Security impending insolvency. His suggestion calls for “a ‘flat tax’ of 1 or 2 percent applying only to…
Some Unusual Social Security Questions …
Tucson.com’s Tom Margeneu, a long-time source of great information on Social Security questions, tackles some out-of-the-ordinary topics in his post today. From clergy-related provisions to the off-the-wall question of using crowdfunding sources to augment a personal Social Security record, Morgenau gets…
Social Security and the Federal Deficit
Despite what political leaders claim, Social Security is not a contributor to the federal debt or the annual federal deficits driving that debt level. The Motley Fool’s Sean Williams takes aim at this popular myth in a post on www.fool.com, which…
How Some of Your Decisions Can Have a Negative Effect on Your Social Security Benefits
The Motley Fool’s Maurie Backman, in a post on www.fool.com, takes a look at three unfortunate ways actions on your part could reduce the value of your earned Social Security benefits. From having zero earning years in your record to procrastinating…
Social Security Scam Alert…Again!
Here’s another one…this time affecting Dubuque, Iowa residents (but likely to surface anywhere in the country). Dubuque Telegraph Herald’s editorial staff provides a recap of the scam in a post on their website. Check it out here… Notice: The link provided…
Getting a lump sum payment after suspending benefits
In his regular Forbes column about Social Security, Laurence Kotlikoff answers a reader’s question about whether he can receive a lump sum payout back to his full retirement age if he has suspended his benefits. As with so many Social Security…
Social Security Disability: How to make your claim
Statistically, about 1 in 5 workers will end up needing assistance due to a disability, and it may be comforting to know that part of the FICA tax you pay from each paycheck acts as a premium for Social Security Disability…
About Social Security’s accuracy rate
It should be no surprise that in a benefit program as massive as Social Security, there are a certain amount of errors. Of course the program tries to keep those errors as few as possible because in addition to the…
Getting a new Social Security card
Many parents get a Social Security number and card for their children while they are very young, even as an infant. And that’s a good thing, because the one’s Social Security Number (or “SSN”) will be needed for many things in life, including…
Data breach at Healthcare.gov
There seems to be no end to the ongoing security breaches by cyber-criminals these days, and the Government’s own Healthcare Marketplace electronic files are the latest victims. It seems that personal data of over 75,000 individuals, including names, birthdates, addresses, and…