Social Security Is STILL Shortchanging Widows

An episode of the The Josh Scandlen Podcast podcast, hosted by Josh Scandlen, titled "Social Security Is STILL Shortchanging Widows" was published on March 22, 2019 and runs 22 minutes.

March 22, 2019 ·22m · The Josh Scandlen Podcast

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Summary

In 2009, senior officials at the Social Security Administration were made aware of grossly underpaying widows who were entitled to much larger benefits.  They did nothing.  So, the "whistleblower", for lack of a better term, contacted the one person with a large enough megaphone and deep understanding of Social Security to tell him about this absolute disgrace, Larry Kotlikoff.  In 2015, Larry wrote a scorching article for PBS about this issue.  The Social Security Administration did nothing. 

Episode Description

In 2009, senior officials at the Social Security Administration were made aware of grossly underpaying widows who were entitled to much larger benefits.

They did nothing.

So, the "whistleblower", for lack of a better term, contacted the one person with a large enough megaphone and deep understanding of Social Security to tell him about this absolute disgrace, Larry Kotlikoff.

In 2015, Larry wrote a scorching article for PBS about this issue.

The Social Security Administration did nothing.