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The recent cost-of-living adjustment to our Social Security checks got me wondering about something. As you’ve always pointed out in your column, the checks come one month behind. So, for example, the check we got in Januar y is actually the payment for December. But the 2018 COLA increase showed up in that Januar y check. So did we get the 2018 increase for one month of 2017? In other words, did we get the first 2018 increase one month early in our December 2017 benefit payment? And if so, why?

Bingo! You got it right. And surprise, surprise: Politics is the reason for what happens with the COLA payment. The annual cost-of-living adjustment used to be paid properly. In other words, Social Security beneficiaries got their first increase for the year in the February check -- which was the payment for January. But about 30 or so years ago, seniors got up in arms because they (incorrectly) assumed Congress was delaying their COLA increase by a month. Someone should have splashed some cold water in their faces and explained to them that they were properly getting their first annual cost-of-liv-

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I am 64 and started getting my own Social Security about three months ago. I just learned my ex-wife, who owned her own realty company and made big bucks, has recently signed up for her Social Security. I have never remarried. Can I now suspend my Social Security and then apply for husband’s benefits on her record and save mine until 70?

No, you can’t do that. If you had waited until age 66 before applying for any Social Security benefits, then you could have applied for spousal benefits and, at the time, saved your own retirement benefits until age 70. This is the “file and restrict” maximizing strategy that is all the rage among baby boomers. (For other readers, you can only use that strategy if you turn 66 before January 2020.) But you may not have totally missed the boat. Anyone who files for Social Security retirement benefits has up to 12 months to change his or her mind. So you still have a chance to jump on that maximizing ship if you want. What you would have to do is withdraw your current claim, repay all benefits received, and then reapply for spousal benefits at age 66. Beginning at that point, you would get 50 percent of your ex-wife’s Social Security rate. Then at age 70, you would reapply for your own retirement benefits and get a 32 percent delayed retirement credit added to your monthly benefits. But before doing all of that, I suggest you sit down with a calculator and run the numbers and decide if it is really worth it.

1. The book of Mark is in the a) Old Testament b) New Testament c) Neither 2. What kind of physical problem did Timothy have, of which Paul advised a little wine? a) Stomach b) Chest c) Head d) Neck 3. From Proverbs 22, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great ...?" a) Health b) Riches c) Love d) Power 4. What is the Hebrew word that is usually translated as "blessing"? a) Chumash b) Chosson c) Ducket d) Brocho 5. From Acts 8, who baptized the Ethiopian eunuch? a) Philip b) Paul c) Timothy d) James 6. How old was Abraham when he died? a) 80 b) 96 c) 120 d) 175 (Answers on page 16) For comments or more Bible Trivia go to www.TriviaGuy.com 2018 K ing Features Syndicate Inc. © 2015 King Features Synd.,, Inc.

I turned 66 in Januar y. When I filed for benefits online, I said I wanted my benefits to begin in Februar y, knowing the Januar y check comes in Februar y. After reading one of your recent columns, I now realize I made a huge mistake. I should have said I want my benefits to begin in Januar y (the month I turned 66), with my first check to come in Februar y. So now I will be missing out on one Social Security check. I am losing sleep over this. What can I do?

I think you are worrying way too much about this. There is really nothing special about starting your benefits exactly at age 66. If they start the following month, it is no big deal. In fact, there is a small advantage to starting your benefits one month later. You will get a two-thirds of 1 percent “delayed retirement credit” added to your ongoing monthly benefits. So if I were you, I wouldn’t try to change anything. But if this is really bothering you, your only recourse would be to withdraw the claim you already filed and then file a whole new claim stating you want your benefits to begin in January.

I am thinking of taking my Social Security benefits when I turn 65 this July. I understand I will get reduced benefits. I am married to a younger man. He is only 58 and

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makes substantially more money than I do. But sadly, he has cancer and has been told he has 12 to 24 months to live. If he were to die, would I be messing up my potential widow’s benefits by taking my own benefits early? Not really. Essentially, your widow’s benefit will be based on one thing only: your age when you start getting those benefits. If you are 66 or older when he dies, you will get your own benefit supplemented up to 100 percent of his full retirement rate. If he dies before you reach age 66, you will have a choice. You can either switch to a reduced widow’s benefit right away. (The reduction would be about one half of 1 percent for each month you are under age 66.) Or you could continue to collect your reduced retirement check until age 66, when you could switch to a 100 percent widow’s benefit.

If I delay my widow’s benefits until age 70, do I get the same 32 percent bonus added to my check as a retiree does who waits that long to file?

No. That delayed retirement credit only applies to retirees. So there would be no advantage to delaying starting your widow’s benefits beyond age 66. * * * If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@comcast.net. To find out more about Tom Margenau and to read past columns and see features from other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM

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the Slovakia. Your porcelain canister set is circa early 1900s and would probably fetch $225 to $275 in an antiques shop. Insurance value would be at least $325. *** This mark is on the bottom of a potter y jardiniere with a matching pedestal. It belonged to my great-aunt and was always set in her sunroom. When she was downsizing, it was one of the things she wanted me to have. The jardiniere is about 8 inches in diameter, and the base is 14 inches tall. Both are in mint condition. It is decorated with a green glaze that shades to tan. Both the jardiniere and base have dogwood-type flowers in relief. I would never part with it but would like to learn more about its maker, vintage and value.

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Enclosed is a photo of a china canister set. My grandmother purchased the set for $10 from a Chicago neighbor decades ago, possibly in the 1930s or 1940s. She used the set in her own home for years. It has since been proudly displayed in my mother’s home, and now it’s in my home. Marked on the bottom of each piece are a crown and the words “Victoria -- CzechoSlovakia.” The set consists of five large canisters (for flour, coffee, teas, rice and barley), six small spice containers (for pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and allspice), an oil and vinegar set, and a saltbox. There is no chip or crack or any other damage to the china. The wooden top on the saltbox shows minimal aging, but all pieces look to be in excellent condition. The gold accents and all-over iridescent coloring are beautiful. My guess is the set is from the art deco period. What can you tell me about its vintage and value?

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Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Co., located in Roseville, Ohio, made your jardiniere and base. Frank Ransbottom founded his factory in 1900. In 1920, he merged with Robinson Clay Products. It produced stoneware, pottery and kitchenware until it closed in 2005. Your pottery jardiniere and pedestal base would probably be worth $175 to $275. * * * Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2018 CREATORS.COM

* On March 25, 1774, the British Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, closing the port and demanding that the city’s residents pay for the nearly $1 million (in today’s dollars) worth of tea dumped into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party of Dec. 16, 1773. * On March 22, 1894, the first championship ice hockey series for Lord Stanley’s Cup is played in Montreal, Canada. Since 1962, only one trophy has been used, making the Stanley Cup the only trophy in major sports that is not reproduced each year. * On March 19, 1931, in an attempt to lift the state out of the hard times of the Great Depression and stem the drop in population, the Nevada legislature votes to legalize gambling. A year later it legalized divorce. * On March 24, 1958, Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army. He had registered for the draft in 1953, but received an education deferment (and missed the end of the Korean War). Later he received another deferment because he was filming the movie “King Creole.” * On March 20, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson notifies Alabama’s Gov. George Wallace that he will call up the Alabama National Guard to supervise a planned civil-rights march to protest voting discrimination against Selma’s black population. * On March 21, 1980, President Jimmy Carter informs a group of American athletes that, in response to the December 1979 Soviet incursion into Afghanistan, the United States will boycott the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. It is the only time the U.S. has boycotted the Olympics.

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Victoria Porzellan, Schmidt & Co. made your porcelain canister set. The factory was founded in Bohemia, Austria, in 1882 and closed in 1945. Bohemia became part of Czechoslovakia in 1918. The area was rich in kaolin, which is used to make porcelain. Although there is some art deco design influence, the pattern and the iridescent glaze reflect the classical Edwardian designs of the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1993, Czechoslovakia was divided and became the Czech Republic and

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