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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis counters Social Security Administration propaganda recently email blasted to people.
I'm not eligible for Social Security (not enough time working in the private sector), but good information for those who are.

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This counters Social Security Administration propaganda recently email blasted to people. (Original Post)
generalbetrayus
Yesterday
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Yep, it does absolutely nothing for me. I will still be taxed on 85% of my SS.
sinkingfeeling
Yesterday
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So the issue in point #2 is that higher income retirees won't get the deduction ?
MichMan
Yesterday
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littlemissmartypants
(28,428 posts)1. Thanks. But....
Where's the rest of the chart? Where did it originate? Do you have a link?
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generalbetrayus
(1,071 posts)4. I found it on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10162594507659342&set=a.10150995329484342 .
I'm still looking for its source. My apologies, I did not realize that it was possible that anything more the last line of the middle column might have been cut off in the image I uploaded from Facebook to postimages.org so that I could post it here.
I'm still looking for its source. My apologies, I did not realize that it was possible that anything more the last line of the middle column might have been cut off in the image I uploaded from Facebook to postimages.org so that I could post it here.
sinkingfeeling
(55,787 posts)2. Yep, it does absolutely nothing for me. I will still be taxed on 85% of my SS.
MichMan
(15,357 posts)3. So the issue in point #2 is that higher income retirees won't get the deduction ?
Is that really a concern here?
I'm retired over 65 while my spouse who is younger is still working. Between this new $6,000 deduction and the continuation of the higher standard deduction, my taxes will be considerably lower.
Pacifist Patriot
(25,045 posts)5. I got the email and damn near threw up.