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SOCIAL SECURITY OPTIMIZATION 101: Getting It Right
Baby Boomers are finally getting forced into learning about Social Security. The subject, and its planning, are not something your clients can rush into on a whim. This is where we need to address how to take action.Social Security Optimization…
AMAC’s Social Security Plan Favorably Reviewed by the NCPA
Pam Villarreal, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), finds AMAC’s plan “designed to preserve basic benefits for all while making cost of living adjustments that commensurate with the income of beneficiaries. This helps preserve the program…
Kuster: Congress can do better
Congressman Annie McLane Kuster, D-N.H., stopped at the Windham Senior Center yesterday. She interrupted a game of Scat, but held all the cards. The Democrat from the 2nd District came calling to let the seniors know she disapproves of Washington’s…
Social Security Keeps 21 Million Americans Out of Poverty: A State-by-State Analysis
Social Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty. Without Social Security, 21.4 million more Americans would be poor, according to the latest available Census data (for 2011). Although most of those whom Social Security keeps out of poverty…
TSCL to Congress: Don’t Pay Social Security Based On Illegal Work
When unauthorized immigrants work under phony Social Security numbers, what happens to their prior earnings’ records when their legal status changes? The question is important because earnings are the basis for determining entitlement to Social Security and Medicare benefits. Under…
A World of Vulnerability
ROME – In 2010, global leaders achieved the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing the share of the world’s poor to half of its 1990 level – five years ahead of schedule. But rising unemployment and falling incomes underscore the enduring threat…
Fix the Debt Applauds Public Discussion on Preserving Entitlement Programs
On July 11, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp announced that the Committee is accepting public comments on bipartisan proposals to reform Medicare and Social Security as part of an effort to engage Americans in the discussion about…
Autism and Social Security Disability Benefits
Autism, even in high-functioning individuals, can be a debilitating condition. For parents, having a child with autism poses a unique set of challenges. Unfortunately, a common challenge for parents of children with autism is financial instability. Specialty medical care, assistive…
BBB: Navigating Social Security Benefits
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is alerting St. Louis area consumers to mailers from National Reply Center, which claim to offer free information on Social Security changes and benefits. The BBB says the mailers, which use a post office box in Bridgeton,…
Social Security disability fund to go broke in 2016
Disability stories aren’t going away. Last month, New Mexico Watchdog reported how the number of people in New Mexico receiving Social Security disability benefits has skyrocketed nearly 60 percent in the last nine years. Now, we’ve learned that, by the Social Security…