He Retired From Farming. So Why Is Social Security Counting Money From Last Year’s Crop?
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Picture a farmer who spent 40 years working corn and soybean ground. He harvests and stores his final crop, retires at 64 near the end of the year, and starts Social Security. The following spring, a grain elevator cuts a check for those bushels. A few months later,