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PRIVATE MEDICAID ROOMS AVAILABLE SOON Call for information 812-354-8833 Enhancing Lives Through Innovative Healthcare ™ 309 W. Pike Ave., Petersburg Dubois Co. Museum upcoming events Sunday, December 1, 2 p.m., Christmas Carols by Singing Seniors. Everyone is welcome to come hear the sounds of the season and sing along with this merry group of singers from The Habig Center. Refreshments served. O'Tannenbaum Days are December 6 -8. Step inside a magic holiday dream space where fifteen Christmas trees will be transformed this year into special Com- munity showcases by the local county communities. The Museum elves will also make the museum exhib- it areas sparkle for Christ- mas with numerous decora- tions and the setting out of a display of the large Santa Collection gifted to the mu- seum by Kay Smock. And don't miss the Doll houses, made by Ron and the late Le- la Greubel, on display. Such delicate work involved in each setting. Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. Breakfast with Santa and at 2 p.m. Violin Concert by The Strings, Inc. Sunday, Dec. 8, Doors open at 1 p.m. Beginning 1:30 p.m. Showing of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" with free popcorn and re- freshments. Activities will be available after the movie: make a Christmas craft, par- ticipate in a Christmas Tree Scavenger Hunt. Activities with a German theme. Saturday, Dec. 14, 10 :30 a.m. Storytime at the Dubois County Museum sponsored by the Optimist Club of Jas- per. Theme is Holiday Cook- ies. Stories read by Carrie Holdsworth, crafts and ac- tivities, cookies to enjoy. Saturday, Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15, from 1-3 p.m. Cook- ie Walk. Sunday, Dec. 15, from 1-4 p.m. Mrs. Claus visits. Dubois County Museum 2704 N. Newton Street, Jas- per will be closed for the hol- idays on December 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1. Return to nor- mal hours on Friday, Dec. 27 from10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sat- urday, Dec. 28 from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 29 from 1-4 p.m. Closed on Monday, Dec. 30. Girl Scout Troop 483 donates to troops in Iraq Girl Scout Troop 483 finished their First Aid badge by making First Aid kits. The First Aid kits assembled by scouts and others kits donated will be sent overseas to our troops serving in Iraq. Pictured are Chloe Howard, Ebony Mason and Zoey Haycraft. Dear Rusty: A fter losing my job of 31 years in 2013 at 63 years of age, I decid- ed to start draw- ing my Social Se- curity benefits. In 2015 I started a part-time job, which I still have. In January 2020 I will fully retire. I have been pay- ing Social Security taxes for the last four years with- out receiving any increase in my Social Security bene- fit amount. Can I therefore claim an increase in bene- fits, or even a refund of those taxes? If not, is there any- thing that I can do? Signed: Overtaxed Senior. Dear Overtaxed Se- nior: I'm afraid it doesn't work that way, nor is there anything you can do to get either an increase in your benefit amount from (or a re- fund of ) those FICA payroll tax contributions you made to Social Security while you were working and also col- lecting Social Security ben- efits. Everyone who works and earns–even those who are collecting Social Secu- rity benefits–must pay the Social Security FICA payroll tax. But paying that payroll tax doesn't entitle you to a benefit increase. The FICA tax you pay doesn't get cred- ited to a personal account for you; rather it goes into the Social Security general fund to help pay benefits to all current beneficiaries. Social Security's basic premise since inception in 1935 is that current work- ers pay for current bene- ficiaries. Today, there are about 175 million workers contributing to pay benefits to over 63 million beneficia- ries. And actually, the ratio of workers to beneficiaries has been declining for years, which is largely responsible for Social Security's current financial issues. For exam- ple, in 1950 there were about 16.5 workers for each Social Security beneficiary; today there are about 2.4 workers per beneficiary. As I said, everyone who works and earns must pay the Social Security FICA tax, but the FICA taxes you pay do not increase your benefit and there is no re- fund of FICA taxes for those already collecting Social Se- curity benefits. Once you claimed your So- cial Security bene- fit, the amount was set and will only change as a result of COL A (cost of living adjustment) increases, or if any of your current/re- cent earnings are more than any of the inflation-adjust- ed earnings in the 35 year lifetime work record used to originally compute your benefit. Social Security uses the highest earning 35 years in your lifetime work histo- ry (adjusted for inflation) to compute your benefit, and if you don't have earnings in at least 35 years they put in ze- ros to make a full 35 years. In that case, any current earn- ings you have would replace any zero earning years in your 35 -year history which would slightly increase your benefit. But except for those circumstances, your bene- fit won't change simply be- cause you are paying Social Security FICA payroll taxes while you are working. Think of it this way: The Social Security benefits you are now receiving are being paid for by those Americans currently working, and that will continue even after you retire completely in January. And, you'll continue to get those Social Security bene- fits for the rest of your life, from the payroll taxes paid by those still working.