Reinforcing the Crusade to Diffuse the Everlasting Social Security Myths - tucson.com
On the heels of yesterday’s headline post on this website, we’re delighted to share with you another enlightening post from Social Security veteran Tom Margenau. Yesterday’s article focused on one of the pervasive myths circulating continuously on social media: the one that goes, “Social Security’s in trouble because politicians stole the money,” or similar versions of the argumentative rant. Margenau’s post includes this legendary fable and several others that seem to refuse to die; for example, the hysteria over the “federal benefit payments” tag attached to the monthly Social Security payments.
As we’ve said before, we frequently share Tom Margenau’s insights on this website because of their honesty and their down-home language. We also share them because they illustrate the importance of doing whatever we can to educate the public about Social Security and its many facets, especially those that are not — but need to be — clearly understood by so many people affected by this venerable program. As the clock continues to wind down toward the much-publicized insolvency problem Social Security faces in 2023 (or maybe sooner?), clearing away the misunderstandings and hearsay takes on increased importance.
Major changes are ahead for Social Security…the more you know, the better equipped you’ll be to understand how these changes will impact you. Click here to read this most recent Tom Margenau post and then take a few minutes and scan this website (just use “myths” as a search term) for the many other posts addressing the ongoing catalog of myths and misunderstandings about Social Security.
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