Tom Margenau
Author
Tom Margenau worked for 32 years in a variety of positions for the Social Security Administration before retiring in 2005. He has served as the director of SSA’s public information office, the chief editor of more than 100 SSA publications, a deputy press officer and spokesman, and a speechwriter for the commissioner of Social Security. For 12 years, he also wrote Social Security columns for local newspapers, and recently published the book “Social Security: Simple and Smart.” If you have a Social Security question, contact him at [email protected]
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Email: [email protected]
LATEST
How Many Questions Can I Answer Today?
Every once in a while, I like to challenge myself by seeing how many Social Security questions I can answer in just one column.
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Benefit Computations: Simple and Advanced
You can find a complete breakdown of those computation “bend points” at www.socialsecurity.gov.
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The Real Story Behind Social Security Overpayments
More than 99.5 percent of the time, people are being paid correctly.
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More Social Security Rules I Can’t Explain
There are a few Social Security rules that people question a lot.
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Why Are There So Many Rules?
Social security accommodates all the complicated twists and turns of life.
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Forbes Column Full of Holes
A recent edition of Forbes Magazine included an article called “Seven Ways Social Security Benefits are Unfair.
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The Good Old Days at a Social Security Office Were Not Necessarily So!
Let me take you back to a Social Security office in 1973.
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Identity Theft: Usually Not a Social Security Issue
SSA gets involved in your life for three reasons but resolving identity theft is not one of them.
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Lawyers and Social Security Disability
If it were easy to qualify for disability benefits, why would people need to hire lawyers to get them?
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An Old and Whacky Social Security Rant
There’s been an email being passed around for decades filled with half-baked ideas, exaggerations, and outright lies.
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