Talk:Social Security

Editors: Two items from experience today that I think may be useful to a few but I wasn't confident on where to place them in the Wiki:

1. Today I completed the Social Security application meeting to begin benefits at age 70. Because I have a minor child he also receives a benefit (about 28% of my monthly benefit) until he completes high school or age 19. In addition, my wife receives child assistance (also 28%) for herself as principle care giver until the child is age 16. This amounts to 3 separate payments totalling 156% of my full payment.

2. I have been paying into Medicare Part A and B on a monthly basis receiving a bill and sending a check. This billing will cease and the Medicare amount will be subtracted from the Social Security benefit each month.

One piece of advice for Houston, TX and likely any large city. Do not go to the SS office without a specific appointment. The waiting line was out the door and around the block.

Tortuga 16:35, 17 March 2014 (CDT)

Reader feedback: Actually this page does a gr...
71.206.142.50 posted this comment on 27 January 2015 (view all feedback).

Actually this page does a great job of covering a very complicated topic. I just wanted to point out the broken link in the Bibliography section's 3rd item, "Mahaney, James I., and Carlson, Peter C., Rethinking Social Security Claiming..." I guess the oregonpers.info website has been renamed or moved. Hope you can find a good link to the final article since the topic is perfect for this page.

Thank you for supporting bogleheads.org and helping so many people. -Bill

Any thoughts?

Blbarnitz 03:47, 27 January 2015 (CST)