News, Social Security unveils new earnings calculator. (55, cousins, benefits)

[JD59]

WASHINGTON - People planning for retirement got a new tool this week: a fast and easy online estimator for their Social Security benefits.

The Social Security Administration unveiled its new retirement estimator on its Web site Monday.

Social Security unveils new earnings calculator - Cracked Nest Egg - MSNBC.com

[cousinsal]

I actually got a notice from SS that they figured my benefits wrong, and I actually get $300 more a month than I thought. I thought that was cool.

Now, if only the government would stop spending our money..............! I love the way they talk about "there's nothing we can do about it, and we're going to have to privatize it, bladdy, blah, blah", when it's THEIR own damned fault because they STOLE the money from the cookie jar.

[nancy thereader]

You are absolutely right about that, sal.

[Donn2390]

[quote=cousinsal;4555971]I actually got a notice from SS that they figured my benefits wrong, and I actually get $300 more a month than I thought. I thought that was cool. QUOTE]

Now I know where the $300 went they took from me..! Thanks a lot...!

[gemkeeper]

This is the line the frightens me more than a little bit:

"Astrue also assured reporters that the agency has taken steps to make sure people's personal information won't be divulged."
Social Security unveils new earnings calculator - Cracked Nest Egg - MSNBC.com

They have been so trustworthy, honorable and right-on in the past, why question this claim?

BTW, John1960, thank you so much for bringing this to us. Sometimes, our posts seem to be killing the messenger instead of the Social Security Admin. - er, I mean, the message!