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Ungrateful Greedy Geezers Jul. 12, 2023
Sometimes people bug me. Today I'm going to share some recent email exchanges I had with two people ... Read More
Maybe Social Security Is Just Another Tax We Pay Jun. 28, 2023
I've received a lot of emails recently from readers trying to calculate how much they paid in Social... Read More
Social Security Rules for Federal Government Employees Apr. 05, 2023
I've commented before how surprised I am that a high percentage of emails I get come from the relati... Read More
Social Security Rumors Don't Pass the "Look, Sound and Quack Test!" Mar. 29, 2023
I'm sure you've heard that old saying that goes something like this: "If it looks like a duck, walks... Read More
Change Is Nothing New to Social Security Mar. 15, 2023
I continually remind my readers that they shouldn't worry too much when they read or hear reports of... Read More
More Questionable Advice From the SSA Mar. 01, 2023
I hate writing columns that are critical of some of my former colleagues who are still working for t... Read More
If You Mess Up, Don't Blame the Government Feb. 22, 2023
Sometimes people will write to me complaining that the government, specifically the Social Security ... Read More
Columnist Turns a Molehill Into a Mountain Jan. 25, 2023
Several readers shared with me a story that ran in many newspapers around the country headlined: "So... Read More
The Problems With Running a Disability Program Jan. 18, 2023
Several readers recently sent me copies of a news story that appeared in papers around the country. ... Read More
Be Prepared Jan. 11, 2023
I got an email from a woman who had recently filed for widow's benefits. She was writing to tell me ... Read More
Social Security Pop-up Ads Are So Misleading Oct. 12, 2022
In the last month or so, I've written two columns about Social Security "news" articles I've seen in... Read More
100 Social Security Myths Busted Sep. 28, 2022
I've just released a new book. It's called "Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts." You can get a... Read More
Stop Making These Dishwasher Mistakes Oct. 05, 2021
MISTAKE: YOU NEED TO PRE-RINSE Scrape off all the chunks of food from the dishes, but don't pre-rins... Read More
Demystifying the Magical Multiplier Myth Jun. 10, 2021
The scale and scope of government spending expansion in the last year are unprecedented. Because Unc... Read More
Socialism Never Works Feb. 10, 2021
Last week, I reported on two myths about socialism. My new video covers three more. Myth N... Read More
Real Socialism Feb. 03, 2021
People hate America's big disparities in wealth. It's a reason why, among young people, socialism is... Read More
Puzzling Over African American COVID Deaths Apr. 24, 2020
The numbers are preliminary, but it seems that African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at alarming... Read More
Economics Reality Feb. 05, 2020
I have been teaching economics since 1967 — 40 years of it at George Mason University in Fairf... Read More
Cancer Myths Nov. 29, 2019
I often have clients come in asking what they should eat to prevent cancer. What's important to prev... Read More
Climate Myths Nov. 20, 2019
"How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood!" insisted teenage climate activist Greta ... Read More
