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Here We Go Again–Government Shutdown and Social Security

It seems like Déjà vu all over again, to quote a phrase from the great Yogi Berra decades ago, but the potential of a government shutdown has again raised the question of how Social Security payments would fare. CNBC personal finance reporter Lorie Konish outlines prevailing opinions that monthly benefit payments would not be affected by a shutdown in services, although it’s likely that SSA field office services could be impacted. Read Ms. Konish’s cnbc.com post here.

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