What Older Workers Don't Know About Social Security

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social security ? bulls_it ! you are just scre_ing with the truth again it's social insecutity, my happy golden years have turned into days and nights of constant fear of what obama is going to do to me(76) next and the gold is now tarnished brass,

steve breitweiser of FL 6:23PM February 23, 2013

if the gov would hire 10000 people in each state to weed out the dead people and the fake people on disablity the system would be in the green in 5 years

edward of NV 5:20PM February 23, 2013

If you retired at 62 then realized you cannot live on your monthly benefit and decide to cancel your retirement at age 64, what happens if you then retire at age 65, will your benefits increase even if you cannot find work in the time from 64 to 65?

Terry of MN 10:10AM February 16, 2013

If you work and receive Social Security benefits and are 63 when does Social Security notify you of how much you've over-earned. That is if you earned more than the limit allowed.

Cathy of CA 6:20AM February 09, 2013

If a woman was married to a man for 10 yr., divorced, then re-married a second time, divorced and married a third time, divorced, can that woman go back and draw on the first husbands social security?

Kathy of IA 5:28PM January 27, 2013

I got a divorce after 28 years of marriage to a man who worked for the Post Office(Civil Servant), I have remarried, I am 71 years old, can I claim any benefits from the 28 years of marriage to first husband?

Odessa of TX 12:25AM January 25, 2013

OK 'Chuck in Ohio' What is a 'monthly cap'?

Al of MI 12:16PM November 01, 2012

Thank GOD because it's unlikely I will live to see 70.

Steven Mark of TX 8:45AM November 01, 2012

Chuck from Ohio, that limit is only if you start collecting at full retirement age.the longer you wait the more you get until age 70.

Ern of MI 6:48PM October 29, 2012

I was advised by both our CPA and our retirement planner to wait until age 70 to claim SS benefits... however my monthly benefit at age 66 is $2394. With a $2533 monthly cap I would reach my monthly max benefits in less than 10 months (with a monthly increase of .0066%). Your expected monthly SS benefits is an important part of the calculation which was overlooked by both of our "bean counters".

Chuck in Ohio of OH 4:56PM October 23, 2012