For (almost) every rule there are exceptions
There are more than 2,700 "rules" around claiming Social Security benefits and most of them can be broken
There are more than 2,700 rules listed in the Social Security Program Operations Manual System that govern benefits for retired and disabled workers, as well as their spouses, dependents and survivors. Although I haven't counted them up, sometimes I think half of those rules are exceptions to the re
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