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I Was Cheated; I Delayed Claiming SS but Didn’t Get My Full Benefits

Dear Rusty: I’m 70 now and took my Social Security benefits at age 68. Social Security would not allow me to take all my increased percentage earned by waiting until age 68 to claim. My local Social Security office said I would get an increased amount but not my full age 68 amount because it was “not an option;” they said I could …