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HAYES: Bare Feet at the Airport Taught Us Much About Humanity
An old adage in writing says we should show, not tell. Details help reveal the fabric of a person, lending specific flavor to a story. For […]
MARGENAU: World War II History With a Social Security Link
My wife and I were recently doing a little house cleaning and downsizing. Specifically, we were going through many of our old books. We’ve finally decided that having shelves and […]
GOLDMAN: No Tax? No Snacks!
I agree with you, 100% Anybody who has a job today deserves mad respect, loud applause and free snacks galore. To some of us, it’s an inalienable, if often inedible, human […]
MARGENAU: One Big Ugly Press Release
I am so embarrassed by my former employer, the Social Security Administration. By issuing a press release that not only supports but outright glorifies the recently passed “One Big Beautiful […]
GOLDMAN: The Sad End of Happy Hour
Is it too early to start missing the good old days at work? How about the good old hours? It used to be that your employer provided this thing called “a desk” […]
MARGENAU: Another Grim Report from Social Security Trustees
I’m a little late in getting to this issue. But as the old adage goes — better late than never. This column is going to be about the annual report […]
GOLDMAN: A.I. Can Take Your Job, But Can It Keep It?
I understand. It’s not that you really love your job. It’s just that you really, really, really don’t want A.I. to take it. And A.I. is coming for your job; no doubt […]
MARGENAU: Your Right to File a Claim
If you think you are eligible for Social Security benefits, you have every right to file a claim for those benefits. This is a message I’ve delivered before in this […]
GOLDMAN: Sex Break or Coffee Break — The Choice is Yours
When your bosses said they wanted to increase production, they didn’t mean this. “This” is the strategy the big bosses in Russia have devised to reverse the country’s population problem. In […]
MARGENAU: No Magic Answers
There is probably no question I am asked more often than some version of this: “When should I file for Social Security?” And I’ve discerned from my emails over the […]
GOLDMAN: Casual NoDay
Emily Post won’t help you. The queen of etiquette, circa 1922, had little to say about what to wear in an office. Women, especially, were hopeless cases. “Mood, temper, jealousy … […]
MARGENAU: Social Security Benefit Computation Tidbits
I’ve written many columns explaining how Social Security benefits are figured. So, I’m not really going to do that today. Instead, I’m going to answer some emails from readers that […]
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