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"Those myths can be broadly divided into two categories. One I will call 'Political and Policy Myths.' These myths frequently have to do with how the Social Security program is financed.

"But I suspect most people reading this book will be more interested in the second broad category, which I will call 'Program and Practical Myths.' These are myths about the rules and regulations for each of the various kinds of Social Security benefits -- essentially, who is eligible for which benefits, when they are eligible and how they go about getting those benefits."

So that was the introduction. And now, here is just a sampling of the politically oriented myths that I take on in the first part of the book.

-- Social Security is going broke (Hint: the program has fiscal problems that are fixable and those reforms will keep the system from going belly up).

-- Social Security is a Ponzi scheme.

-- The government has stolen Social Security money and used it for other purposes.

-- Illegal immigrants get Social Security benefits.

-- The Social Security disability program is rife with fraud and abuse.

The second half of the book deals with program and policy myths and is further subdivided into sections clearing up myths about retirement benefits, spousal and widow's benefits, benefits for children, disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments. There is also a small section on Medicare myths -- although, as I always point out to my readers, I am a Social Security expert but not much of a Medicare expert.

Here is a sampling of the myths covered in the program and policy part of the book.

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