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Rumor Mill Misleads Vets and Prisoners

Don’t believe everything you hear online—especially about social security.
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Rumor Mill Misleads Vets and Prisoners
There are so gosh darn many myths and rumors circulating out there (mostly online) about Social Security. fizkes/Shutterstock
Tom Margenau
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There are so gosh darn many myths and rumors circulating out there (mostly online) about Social Security. That’s why I wrote a book called “Social Security: 100 Myths and 100 Facts.” You can get it at Amazon for less than $10. Believe me, you'll learn so much if you read that book.

But there are two groups of people who really have nothing to do with each other but who both seem to have their own special (and very misleading) Social Security rumor mills. I’m talking about military veterans and prisoners. I'll deal with vets first.

Tom Margenau
Tom Margenau
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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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