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Perhaps our president and these billionaire leftists can explain their logic to the Ukrainian citizens now being murdered by Putin. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show "Cure America with Star Parker." To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writ- ers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. that crushed local econo- mies and small businesses, got the "science" of the virus repeatedly wrong, increased government debt burdens by trillions of dollars and made more than $500 billion of fraudulent unemployment, health care and business re- vival payments. These are the government officials we should entrust with more power over the economy? The saddest part of this sa- ga is how foundation trust- ees recklessly disregard the original donors' intent, which in each case is to make the world a more livable and prosperous place for all. One wonders whether it has even dawned on those running these trusts that without the free market system they want to disassemble, there would never have been a Standard Oil, a Ford Motor Company or a Hewlett-Packard. And in- deed, there wouldn't be bil- lions of dollars in the coffers of these giant tax-free foun- dations. Ed Crane, the founder of the libertarian Cato Insti- tute, noted that free mar- kets have created $100 tril- lion of wealth in America. Yet not even one-tenth of 1 per- cent of that wealth is used to defend the economic system that made that wealth and prosperity possible. But as the Hewlett Foundation do- nations remind us, it is much worse than that. Instead, much of the inherited mon- ey goes to tear down capital- ism and freedom institutions. The big question now is: What great American cap- italist who has gotten rich off our free enterprise sys- tem will put up $40 million to defend the infrastructure of economic liberalization? Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at Freedom Works. He is also author of the new book: "Govzilla: How The Relentless Growth of Government Is De- vouring Our Economy." SIEGE Continued from page 2 ADVANCES Continued from page 2 Court Report CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court In re: the marriage of Chris Collins and Marie Collins. In re: the marriage of Chasity Mason and Joshua Mason. Capital One Bank sues Terry Wheel- er on complaint. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. sues Gary Collins on complaint. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. sues Josh Collins Farms LLC on complaint. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC sues Taylor Clark on complaint. Town of Lynnville, Indiana sues Da- vid W. Clifton, Mark Clifton and Debo- rah Cooper et al in re: civil plenary. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANORS Pike County Circuit Court Austin W. Smith charged with driving while suspended: know violation and pri- or conviction within 10 years, a class A misdemeanor. Patrick R. Johnson charged with op- erating a vehicle with an alcohol concen- tration of 0.15 percent or more, a class A misdemeanor. Lane J. Miller charged with minor in possession of alcohol, a class C misde- meanor. Michael T. Riley charged with jack- lighting from a vehicle knowing or inten- tional violation, a class C misdemeanor. Travis C. Moore charged with jack- lighting from a vehicle knowing or inten- tional violation, a class C misdemeanor. SMALL CLAIMS Pike County Circuit Court Tina M. Couts sues Jessica L. Dolkey and Christopher L. Kimrey on complaint. Pike County School Corp. sues Eliza- beth Hutchinson on complaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Angelo J. Sandullo charged with speeding. Madilyne R. Prince charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Hannah G. Lehman charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Hanna M. Gobeille charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Lynetta E. Wagler charged with speed- ing. John T. Sopic charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Tyler D. Jackson charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Robert E. Ewing II charged with speeding in a 55 mph zone. Trevor D. Anders charged with speed- ing. Justin L. Toney charged with speeding. Steven E. Bledsoe charged with speed- ing. Rhonda M. Crawshaw charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Wendy N. Neal charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Rhonda L Carie charged with speed- ing. Monique E. Brown charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Jerald T. Alkema charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Bryce M. Welborn charged with speed- ing in a 55 mph zone. Leila E. Block charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Jordan L. Maden charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Jessica D. Foss charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Liseth E. Henriquez Ramirez charge with no valid drivers license. Raela N. Hummel charged with seat belt violation. Kurt T. Evans charged with speeding, Hilary L. Thombleson charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Nichole Marie Evans charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Tasha J. Raymond charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Sherri L. Pumphrey charged with speeding. Todd J. Garland charged with speed- ing in a 55 mph zone. Nico Johnson charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Justin L. Oliphant charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Titus Wayne Ricketts charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Chandler I. Richardson charged with speeding. Adam Russell charged with driving while suspended and speeding. Shawn M. Shreves charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Briley J. Williams charged with oper- ating with expired plates. Dewayne L. Brown charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Keven Daniel Snapp charged with speeding in a 55 mph zone. Tammy Languell charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Tyler W. Atchison charged with seat belt violation. Roseann M. Fields charged with speeding in a 70 mph zone. Sherri M. Armuth charged with speed- ing in a 70 mph zone. Jonathon W. Cook charged with driv- ing while suspended and seat belt viola- tion. Dear Rusty: Would you advise us on my wife and my Social Security plan- ning? I'm 69 and two months, my wife is 66 and two months, so we both hit full retirement age. We both plan on start- ing to take SS next month. My benefit would be about $ 3,300 per month, and my wife's benefit would be about $1,900 per month. Spousal benefits confuse me. Should I start Social Security now so my wife can get a spousal benefit from me? Is that even possible? Or is it better for each of us to get our own? Signed: Uncertain. Dear Uncertain: From what you've shared, it doesn't appear that your wife will be entitled to a spousal benefit be- cause her own benefit at her full retire- ment age (FR A) is more than half of your FR A benefit amount. If your age 69 bene- fit is about $ 3,300 then your FR A (age 66) benefit amount was about $2,660. Half of your FR A amount ($1,330) is less than your wife's FR A amount ($1,900), so no spousal benefit will be available to your wife. In your specific circumstance, both you and your wife should consider your individual objectives in deciding when to claim Social Security. If you plan to claim next month at age 69, you will get a benefit which has increased by about 26 percent due to the Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs) you've earned since you reached your FR A of 66. Claiming at her FR A, your wife will get the full SS re- tirement benefit she has earned from a lifetime of working. Although your current strategy is a good one, be- cause you were born before 1954 and haven't yet filed you have another option. If your wife claims her SS first, you will be eligible to file a "Restricted Application for Spousal Benefits Only." You could use the restrict- ed application to collect a spouse bene- fit from your wife (half of her FR A bene- fit amount) while allowing your personal benefit to grow for another nine months to maximum at age 70. If financially feasible and your lon- gevity suggests, both you and your wife might consider waiting even longer to get a higher benefit, but that is a person- al choice which you each need to make. Claiming now at age 69 will reduce your payment by about 6 percent from your age 70 maximum. Since your wife isn't eligible for a spouse benefit but has reached her FR A, she might also con- sider delaying a bit longer if her finan- cial needs and her estimat- ed longevity suggest that is wise. Like you, she can delay claiming until she is 70 when her benefit would reach its maximum (about 30 percent more than it is now). If you'd like to get a per- sonal estimate of your life expectancy, I suggest using this link: https://socialsecu- rityreport.org/tools/life-ex- pectancy-calculator/. The reason life expectancy is important is this: if you live at least to "average" life expectancy, you'll collect more in cumu- lative lifetime benefits by waiting longer and maximizing your SS benefit. Accord- ing to Social Security, "average" life ex- pectancy is about 84 for a man and 87 for a woman in good health in their 60s. But using the tool above to estimate your per- sonal longevity should further assist with making your claiming decision. To submit a question, visit website (amacfoundation.org/programs/so- cial-security-advisory) or email ssadvi- sor@amacfoundation.org. Help with Social Security planning Social Security Matters By Rusty Gloor Petersburg Garden Club host Talon Trust Pictured (l to r) are Charlie Carper and Jill Keepes, from the Talon Trust, who gave a talk on Raptor rescue and rehabilitation, at the March Petersburg Garden Club meeting. Hostesses for the meeting were Betty Bren- ton and Judy Keepes.