Would claiming a foreign benefit affect my $3,674 Social Security payment?

My lifetime Social Security record has 12 zeros from time spent living and working in Austria during my 20s and 30s.
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The WEP is dead: What it means for pension workers’ Social Security payments

Social Security is a complex program that has undergone a number of changes since the program was signed into law in 1935.
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Social Security change means big money for some retirees. Are you one of them?

If you’re following the buzz around the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA), you might be wondering how it affects your own retirement. In a nutshell, the SSFA just made more than 3 million public ...
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A Balanced Budget Amendment Doesn’t Change the Math

Addressing the nation’s long-term fiscal problems with any constitutional amendment to require annual balanced budgets would ...