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HAYES: What Would Erma Bombeck Do?
There’s a quote going around from Erma Bombeck, the late, legendary essayist: “When humor goes, there goes civilization.” The words circulated amid the news that ABC suspended […]
MARGENAU: More Stories From My Trip to Poland
About a month ago, I wrote a column about a trip I took on behalf of the Social Security Administration to Poland in the 1990s. To be honest, I thought readers would criticize me […]
GOLDMAN: A Warning for Your Morning
It’s the end of the workday. Did you accomplish everything? Did you accomplish anything? Did you move the needle, or did the needle move you? Did you achieve quantifiable goals? Did […]
MARGENAU: Not Your Grandma’s Social Security Office Anymore
In the 1960s, Bob Dylan released an album called “The Times, They Are a-Changin‘.” I seriously doubt that the troubadour was thinking about Social Security when he wrote those ballads. […]
GOLDMAN: Buttering Up Your Popcorn Brain
You don’t have to tell me — you’re a busy person. Forget work. You’ve got Reels to watch and TikToks to write and Reddits to read and Substacks to stack. […]
MARGENAU: Different Answers Are Not Necessarily Wrong Answers
Readers frequently tell me that they talked to two different Social Security Administration agents and got two different answers. Or they tell me that a neighbor gave them one bit […]
GOLDMAN: Disconnected at Work — And Loving It!
My boss doesn’t understand me. You hear it all the time. From lowly interns, looking for a tiny tidbit of praise, to mid-level managers, looking for a soupcon of security, to […]
MARGENAU: Why Widows Can’t File for Benefits Online
Q: My husband died several months ago. I’m 64. I’m getting my own retirement benefits, and he was getting his own benefits. His Social Security check was more than mine, […]
GOLDMAN: Expense Account Cheaters Beware: James Bond GPT is Here
Smashing SMERSH? Easy peasy. Melting down the plans of Auric Goldfinger? Walk in the park. If you want to give a secret agent a real challenge, put them up against […]
MARGENAU: Little Green Spacemen and Social Security
Well, if I listen to news reports or review the emails I get from many readers, I guess I’d have to conclude that Social Security is doomed. So that means […]
GOLDMAN: Expense Account Cheaters Beware: James Bond GPT is Here
Smashing SMERSH? Easy peasy. Melting down the plans of Auric Goldfinger? Walk in the park. If you want to give a secret agent a real challenge, put them up against […]
MARGENAU: SSI Is Not Social Security
I can tell it’s time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers […]
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