For August the CPI-W was 250.112 Based on a CPI-W of 250.336 for July 2019 (the first of three months that are used in the
Category: Social Security
These 7 Social Security myths just aren’t true, no matter how often you hear them – MarketWatch 🧐 YOU DO NOT HAVE AN EARNED RIGHT TO SOCIAL SECURITY
I have written about the myths surrounding Social Security many times, often to be frustrated when people don’t believe me or perpetuate false information. Politicians
Misleading on the misleading about Social Security “some measure of protection”
I’m 100% for defending Social Security. It’s a vital program. Like it or not, the reality is that most Americans will need it in their
2020 Social Security COLA projection update
The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 1.7 percent over the last 12 months to an index level of
No, Social Security can’t pay 80% of earned benefit after 2034😔
Recent articles and some news reports claim that after 2035 Social Security can only pay 80% of current bendfits. That is very misleading. That number
Revealing Numbers from the Social Security 2100 Act — Slanting the debate, very sad
Here is an example that I find particularly misleading. The key to understanding this discussion of replacement rate is the word “earnings,” but because of
