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Last discussed Aug 25, 2026.

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NeutralAlan LoveridgeAug 25, 2026

Suggested raising the $255 Social Security death benefit — unchanged since 1954 — to roughly $2,000 and letting vehicles carry payable-on-death beneficiaries to avoid probate, drawing on his experience caring for a friend who died.

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