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The rise in Social Security’s Full Retirement Age from 65 to 67 has raised concerns about the adequacy of benefits of low-wage workers, who generally claim at 62 or 63. The rise in the Full Retirement Age will cut benefits claimed at any age by about 13 percent, which could push a significant number of…
Vivian Gibson Taking care of her elderly parents is Vivian Gibson’s full-time job. The last two weeks in October weren’t so unusual. She tended to her 86-year-old father for several days in the hospital – another episode in his unending battle with ankle sores stemming from service in the Korean War. Gibson also helped her…