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Social Security Rumors Don’t Pass the ‘Look, Sound, and Quack’ Test

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Social Security Rumors Don’t Pass the ‘Look, Sound, and Quack’ Test
Tom Margenau shares his point of view about some comments he has received or heard about social security. fizkes/Shutterstock
Tom Margenau
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I’m sure you’ve heard that old saying that goes something like this: “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck—it’s a duck!”

Well, I offer you another version of that old chestnut. And it goes like this: “If it looks like a crazy Social Security rumor, sounds like a crazy Social Security rumor, and quacks like a crazy Social Security rumor—it’s a crazy Social Security rumor!”

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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