| Description |
xi, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Social Security, our nation's beloved institution, has an extremely dark and dangerous side. It determines and pays out benefits only to claw them back years or decades later because of its own mistakes... The demands range from 100 to over 100,000. Clawback victims can be any of us: the elderly who rely solely on Social Security, retired schoolteachers, or 5-year old orphans collecting survivors benefits. But clawbacks are just part of the system's hidden malevolence. Social Security is running a series of scams, many targeted at women, and all costing recipients a small fortune in benefits they deserve. Yes, this book is scary. But is also conveys simple ways to protect yourself from clawbacks and scams."--Page 4 of cover. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part 1: Social security nightmares. Nightmares by the numbers ; The claw in your mailbox ; Welcome to clawback hell ; Terrorizing teachers and other public servants ; Impoverishing the disabled ; The claw from the grave ; A final clawback horror story -- Part 2: Social security scams. Social security's foundational scam ; The use-it-or-lose-it scam ; The Windows scam ; The retirement trap scam ; The contribute-for-nothing scam ; The benefit taxtation scam ; The take-your-benefits-early scam ; The crazy calculator scam ; The employer contribution scam ; Social security's sexism scam -- Part 3: Avoidiing your personal and our collective social security horror stories. Don't trust social security ; The appeals process-or non-process ; Keep your own records ; Social security is dysfunctional -- Conclusion: Action is the only reaction. |
| Subject |
Social security -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Savage, Terry, author.
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| Added Title |
Protect yourself from the system and avoid clawbacks. |
| ISBN |
9798218283612 (paperback) |
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