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No movement in budget standoff, but some hints at how it could end
Neither side in the standoff over the federal budget showed signs of movement Sunday as the shutdown of government agencies moved toward its second week, although both hinted at some aspects of what a potential deal eventually could look like. Republicans and Democrats have…
‘Golden years’ dim for graying workers
Before the recession, Madie Green’s home day care was usually full. As parents lost their jobs and pulled kids out, the 55-year-old District Heights, Md., woman spent through her savings to keep up on her mortgage and auto payments. Her business…
Impasse in Congress disregards long-term issues
The government shutdown has been in the news a lot, one party blaming the other party for this, the other party blaming that party for that. One thing I do know is that the American population is getting older, the…
Let’s stop the stalemate and secure Social Security
Congress and the White House appear poised for another round of fiscal roulette, with both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue putting their chips on red and each side betting they’ll “win” by drawing blood from the other. Like a Quentin Tarantino…
Chained CPI Affects More Than Social Security COLA…
While most of the media attention on the U.S. government is focused on the Republican efforts to defund the Affordable Care Act and the government shutdown this has caused, many seniors are worrying more about their Social Security and the…
Deja Vu: A Look Back at Some of the Tirades Against Social Security and Medicare
Shutdown or no, the Obamacare exchanges go live today, offering insurance to the 45 million Americans who don’t currently have it. But (as we well know by now) opponents of the president’s signature law are displeased — House Republicans took…
Are Social Security Benefits at Risk?
The looming government shutdown has a lot of people worried but especially people that get social security benefits. The important thing to remember in case of a government shutdown is that for most people it will be business as usual, that…
US House, Senate Cite Irreconcilable Differences on Shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives early Sunday voted to remain on a collision course with the Senate, voting 231-192 again to kill the Affordable Care Act which the White House vows to save. Without a course correction before the midnight…
America’s Retirement Crisis and the Need to Expand Social Security
One of the primary accomplishments of American civilization in the 20th century has been the construction of a system of economic security that safeguards the dignity of Americans beyond their economically productive years. Social Security erected an old-age insurance infrastructure…
US Education Dept. and Social Security Administration Award Grants
The U.S. Department of Education and the Social Security Administration awarded $466,603 to four Minority-Serving Institutions to conduct research in the areas of retirement security, financial literacy, and financial decision-making within minority and low-income communities. The purpose of the program is…