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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Social Security Fast Facts and Figures]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Social Security Fast Facts and Figures

If you are doing any kind of research into Social Security issues, the
Social Security Administration website has a ton of information for you.
SSA's Office of Research, Statistics and Policy Analysis ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4284313</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Disability Means Inability to Work]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Disability Means Inability to Work

Q: I have a friend who has various disabilities. She has hearing
problems, chronic arthritis, high blood pressure, kidney trouble and
other issues. You name it, this poor woman has had it! Yet despite her
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4279033</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Misinformation from the Next Booth Over]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I were eating in a local restaurant the other day. In the
booth right behind me (within easy earshot) were two women whom I would
guess were in their mid to late 60s. They were talking about Social
Security -- their own benefits and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4273896</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: There Is a Reason for the Rules]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[People often complain to me about Social Security rules that they think
are unnecessary. But there is almost always a good reason for the rules.
I've saved up some emails from readers that explain what I am talking
about.

Q. I am 62 years old and...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4268768</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: No Secret Code on Social Security Cards]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm always amazed by the number of silly and outright dumb rumors about
Social Security that are floating around out there. The latest one I've
heard is the wackiest of them all. It would have you believe that there
is a secret code on the back of...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4263677</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Working Women vs. Stay-at-Home Moms -- The Argument Continues]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Working Women vs. Stay-at-Home Moms -- The Argument Continues

Once again, I find myself in the middle of an argument that has been
going on for decades, maybe longer: the friction that develops between
working women and stay-at-home moms.

I'm ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4258389</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Grocery Clerks, Managers and Maytags]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I want to share a little advice with your readers. I have had
numerous dealings with my local Social Security office. And I have
learned that you should never work with the clerks in the office. You
should always ask for the manager if you want...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4253183</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on some recent emails I received, I think it's time to bring up
again a message I've delivered more than a few times in the past: Don't
worry. Be happy. And that message is meant for those people who are so
darn intent on squeezing every ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4247517</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Government Health Care -- A Before and After Story]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently got a new knee. Or to be precise, I got my second new knee.
About 14 years ago, I was limping around like an old man. X-rays showed
the cartilage on half of my right knee was gone. So I had that "bone on
bone" problem that lots of old ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4242132</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Divorced Men and Social Security]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the 29 years I've been writing this column, I have probably written
a hundred columns directed at divorced women. But after answering some
emails this week from men who had questions about benefits for
divorcees, it dawned on me that I've ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4236614</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: How Many Questions Can I Answer Today?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Usually, I will devote an entire column to answering just one question
or dealing with just one Social Security issue. But every once in a
while, I like to challenge myself by seeing how many questions I can
answer in just one column. Obviously, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4229855</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Simple and Advanced Benefit Computations]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[After doing this column for more than a quarter century, I've learned
that with respect to how their benefits are figured, there are two kinds
of potential Social Security beneficiaries. The vast majority are just
looking for a general idea of how...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4223800</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: The Real Story Behind Social Security Overpayments]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have seen several news stories recently that were critical of the
Social Security Administration and the way the agency handles
overpayments -- money sent to Social Security beneficiaries that they
were not due. I'm going to address that issue ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4218340</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/03/2026</pubDate>
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