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Social Security ‘Fun Facts’
Updated In which we check into some "fun facts" about Social Security in a Facebook meme saying the government should stop "messing" with retirement benefits.
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Did Ayn Rand Receive Social Security Benefits?
23 June 2017 The "Atlas Shrugged" author called government handouts "immoral," but there is evidence that she accepted Social Security benefits in her later years — and that it was consistent with her worldview to do so.
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Social Security Recipients Barred from Owning Guns?
30 December 2016 A new Social Security Administration rule would extend gun background check reporting to some Social Security recipients.
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Social Security Numbers Assigned by Race
Updated Rumor claims the U.S. government assigns Social Security numbers on the basis of race, a practice that permits employers to screen applicants and weed out those of color.
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Did Donald Trump Say He Will Cut Social Security?
10 December 2016 The unveiling of a Republican plan to "permanently save Social Security" by cutting some benefits has some wondering what will happen next.
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Michelle Fields on Social Security
1 June 2016 In a discussion of Social Security, Fox News contributor Michelle Fields opined that "we shouldn't just give money to people simply because they are old."
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No Guns for Pensioners?
20 July 2015
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Social Security for Illegal Aliens?
10 March 2015 Rumor: Article lists senators who 'voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits.'
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President Eisenhower on Social Security
24 May 2014 Rumor: President Eisenhower once warned about a political party that wanted to 'abolish social security.'
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Refugees Are Paid More Than Retirees
Updated The federal government does not provide a much greater monthly allowance to refugees than to retirees.
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Congressional Pensions
6 January 2013 Are Congressmen exempt from paying into Social Security?
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Social Security COLA Increases
29 September 2012 Are Medicare payments increasing due to Obamacare?
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Social Security Changes
6 January 2012 List details changes made to Social Security over the years.
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Elaborate Welfare Housing Project
29 July 2011 Video clip shows Tacoma housing development 'built for illegal immigrants' who are receiving 'refugee pay.'
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No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Petition
8 June 2010 Petition seeks to overturn vote granting Social Security benefits to illegal aliens.
