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Social Security Benefits: Most Workers are Surprised at Their Options
Fact: One decision about Social Security benefits can mean $150,000 more in income over your lifetime, for you or your surviving spouse. Fact: Around 10,000 American workers enter retirement each day. Most don’t realize they have so many options with their…
Social Security: The 3rd Rail of Politics
Social Security has long been referred to as the ‘3rd rail of politics’ because touching the issue has proved fatal for most politicians. On April 1st, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released a proposed budget for FY 2015, Path to Prosperity, in which he provides for…
How Social Security Was Saved
The release of the White Houses 2014 budget in April 2013 was a stomach-churning occasion for American seniors who depend on Social Security. In an effort to woo the austerity-now crowd, President Barack Obama included in his proposal a new…
Caught in Social Security’s infuriating labyrinth
I’m willing to wager there are people who have been driven insane as a result of dealing with the Social Security Administration. In my mother’s time of need, when she was moved to a nursing home, Social Security cut her…
Committee Leaders Remain Concerned w/Proposed Changes to Medicare Part D and Potential Harm to Seniors
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner regarding the administration’s proposed changes to the Medicare Part D program. Members of the committee, along with several other bipartisan…
Take A Look At This New Chart From The Senior Citizens League
Today’s seniors are living longer and spending more years in retirement — which is why a Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that keeps up with rising costs is essential protection, says The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). Yet Social Security benefits have…
Ryan unveils House GOP budget claiming balance
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan unveiled an updated Republican budget plan Tuesday that would slash $5.1 trillion in federal spending over coming decade and promises to balance the government’s books with wide-ranging cuts in programs like food stamps and government-paid health…
Struggling on Social Security, retirees take part-time work
One of the most common reasons York County residents say they are working past the traditional retirement age is to maximize their Social Security benefits. Technically, workers can retire at 62 and receive Social Security. “But there’s not much of a payout,”…
Social Security umbrella can protect you from life’s storms
You’ve probably noticed the unusually cold and stormy weather we’ve been experiencing this year. That makes it more appropriate than ever to recognize National Umbrella Month this March. National Umbrella Month is a time to celebrate a useful invention used by…
Should you delay taking Social Security?
You work, you pay your withholding, and when you reach retirement age, you are entitled to start collecting Social Security benefits. Sounds simple. But it isn’t. A big decision awaits each recipient before his or her payments begin: To maximize the benefits…