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Social Security Cuts Punish Middle Class
(By – Amanda Lott, Financial Advisor) In April 2015, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey made some strong recommendations about the need for changes to Social Security. One facet of his 12-point plan was to increase the full retirement age…
Social Security Overpays Beneficiaries $38 Billion Over 10 Years
(By – Emma Boone, Americans for Tax Reform) According to the United States Social Security website, the Social Security Administration (SSA) funds two of the biggest beneficiary programs, the Social Security Disability Insurance program and the Supplement Security Income program.…
Paul Ryan criticizes Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare subsidies
(By – Tom Howell Jr. – The Washington Times) Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, said Sunday the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Obamacare’s subsidies in all the states is a “grave injustice” to the…
So you want to file for Social Security at 62?
(By – Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press) What do you do when you turn 62? Do you file for Social Security benefits as early as possible at 62? Hold off until 66? Or wait until age 70 to receive the maximum benefit? It’s…
Obama: ‘The Affordable Care Act is here to stay’
(By – Ed O’Keefe, The Washington Post) President Obama on Thursday heralded the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a key provision of the Affordable Care Act and sought to cast the law as a settled matter now safely stitched into…
Your financial planner: Happy birthday Social Security
(By – Barbara McMahon, The Kansas City Star) Social Security turns 80 years old this year. The Social Security Act was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935. And it’s fair to say that he never could…
Social Security needs a serious solvency solution
(By – Judith Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal) Tough issues, like tough nuts, crack hard. Social Security and entitlement reform, while assuring seniors that they will receive the benefits of hard work, is one such issue. Here in Clark County, we…
Bill offers way to improve financial security for those with disabilities
(By – Richard Craver, Winston-Salem Journal) The state House will discuss legislation on Tuesday that gives people with disabilities a chance to lead more financially independent lives. House Bill 556, addressing the federal ABLE Act, is on the calendar after…
Disabled Mississippi war veteran faces battle at home
(By – Clay Chandler, The Clarion-Ledger) Joey Bryan can’t sleep. He can’t drive a car. He can barely ride in one. Crowds are out of the question. That’s not all. “I can’t be out in the open, because I feel…
Hard questions about federal support for elders are still being asked
(By – Barbara Peters Smith, Herald-Tribune) It’s only been a few years, really. But it seems a long time since politicians were talking glumly about “generational warfare,” and policymakers like vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan – remember him? – were…