“Unless we act now,” President Jimmy Carter warned in 1977, Social Security’s retirement trust fund will run out of money in 1983. That statement triggered several reforms that put the program on a firmer footing. Social Security is once again nearing a critical point. The day of reckoning is expected to come in 2033 if…
It is not difficult to find people who have received a fake email claiming to be from the government or a retailer asking them to clear up a problem with their Social Security number, tax filing, or recent purchase. The scammers behind these emails are after personal information or just want the recipients to send…