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Millennials Actually Have an Edge on Retirement
Every generation likes to think it’s nothing like the one that came before it. As for retirement, millennials might actually be right. Twenty- and 30-year-olds make up the first postwar generation with almost no shot at getting a traditional pension…
Changing public attitudes toward federalism
In this fascinating recent Cato Institute study, political scientists John Samples and Emily McClintock Ekins compile extensive survey data indicating that public opinion has shifted in favor of political decentralization over the last several decades. In a poll conducted last year,…
Obama’s Sweet Spot May Sour as Deficit Seen Wider in 2016
The good news is that the U.S. budget deficit is continuing to shrink. The bad news is that the trend isn’t likely to last. Even as the Treasury Department prepares to release figures tomorrow showing a fifth straight year of declining deficits, the…
Op-Ed The rise of unretirement
We are living longer, something to celebrate. The average life expectancy was about 62 years in 1935 when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, and it’s now nearly 79 years. And, as in many things, the baby boomers…
Medicare open enrollment begins Wednesday
Mark Wallyn knows when the leaves start falling, it’s time for him to check whether his drug prices are rising. For Wallyn, 62, of Wadsworth, and thousands of other older or disabled adults, now’s the time to review options for Medicare…
Old McDonald had a farm and a hamburger joint – but no employees
The simple family farmer in the folk song “Old McDonald’s Farm” tended alone to his animals; he didn’t hire any farm workers. Much has changed since the era of Old McDonald, yet today’s farming corporations often claim they don’t “employ”…
Consumers should beware of changes in Medicare plans
SAN ANTONIO — Most seniors stay with the same Medicare plans year after year without shopping around for the best deals, experts say. The volume of health-plan marketing materials arriving in the mail each fall can be overwhelming and the…
Cybersecurity Awareness Month Reminds Us to Practice Better Security Habits
It’s October, and that means it is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, this is the 10th anniversary of this awareness month, and I don’t think we’ve ever needed it more. Since Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2013, we’ve seen…
Lackluster savings tarnishing seniors’ golden years
Retiree dreams of lengthy vacations, days on the golf course and indulging the grandkids may be dust. Most retirees haven’t saved enough even to maintain their pre-retirement lifestyle, according to a new study from Interest.com based on Census Bureau data. The rule of…
Social Security and You: More File and Suspend Clarifications
It sometimes seems like almost everyone pushing retirement age today thinks he or she wants to employ the “file and suspend” strategy to maximize his or her Social Security benefits. Not a single day goes by when I don’t get…