Despite Social Security being one of the American public’s most sacred and appreciated programs, it appears a large amount of…
Category: Social Security 101
Prices go up, COLA stays down: the problems with the Consumer Price Index
There’s no arguing the past ten years have given us the most consistently low Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) in…
Social Security “do-over” rule may allow pandemic-filers to resume their original retirement plans
Filing for Social Security at age 62 versus 70 is the difference between receiving or losing as much as $110,000…
Why do some states tax Social Security while others don’t?
A lot of people nearing retirement are surprised to find out that states can and do tax retirees’ Social Security…
Can Social Security add to the federal deficit?
This was the topic of the Soho Forum’s June 17 debate in New York City. Specifically, the debate resolution was “given…