The vast majority of retirees are heavily dependent on their Social Security checks. In many cases Social Security is the bulk of their retirement income. Therefore, if they miss a check, it is a really big deal. They can’t pay for their food, rent, mortgage, or other necessities.

But apparently that is not the case for the people Donald Trump’s Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick knows. On a podcast last week, he said that only people committing fraud would complain if they miss a Social Security check. He pointed out that his 94-year-old mother-in-law wouldn’t say anything about missing her Social Security check.

While I don’t know anything about Lutnick’s mother-in-law’s finances, we do know that she has a billionaire for a........

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