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Shutdown Affects New Medicare & Social Security Applicants
The government shutdown is still a reality and it’s raising questions about social security and medicare benefits. While those currently receiving Medicare and Social Security benefits are so far unaffected, one woman who works with Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance said new…
Democrats reject Boehner’s plan for debt extension without opening govt.
The nation’s economy on the line, President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans groped inconclusively Thursday for a compromise to avert an unprecedented U.S. default as early as next week and end the 10-day-old partial government shutdown. “We expect further conversations tonight,”…
Government shutdown delays Social Security COLA announcement
Nearly 58 million Social Security recipients are still getting monthly benefits during the partial government shutdown. But they will have to wait to find out the size of next year’s cost-of-living adjustment. Social Security was scheduled to announce the annual raise…
Paul Ryan: Here’s How We Can End This Stalemate
The president is giving Congress the silent treatment. He’s refusing to talk, even though the federal government is about to hit the debt ceiling. That’s a shame—because this doesn’t have to be another crisis. It could be a breakthrough. We…
Social Security Administration: Debt ceiling fight puts checks at risk
President Obama challenged U.S. House Speaker John Boehner to call an immediate vote on a no-strings spending bill to end the weeklong government shutdown. “If Republicans and Speaker Boehner [are] saying there are not enough votes, then they should prove it. Let the…
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…