Several times every week, someone makes a comment similar to this one that I found in my inbox today: “It’s so hard to stay current with Social Security because the rules are changing constantly!”
I guess I can understand why someone who is not familiar with Social Security (but suddenly takes an interest because he or she is approaching retirement age) might think that. But in fact, with one exception, there have not been any major changes to Social Security since 1983. In other words, for about 40 years now, we’ve been operating with essentially the same Social Security rules.
