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Looking at the Deficit Numbers
With tax revenue of $211 billion in October netted against a federal spending level of over $347 billion, you get a clear picture of exactly what deficit spending is. Looked at another way, each individual worker in the U.S. contributed $1,415…
Gallup Poll Provides Insights Into Views on Social Security
A recent national survey by Gallup provides some interesting views on how Americans perceive Social Security. The thoughts range from assumptions on the role Social Income income is expected to play in financing retirement to consumer acceptance of the necessity…
Common Traits in an Inter-Generational Work Place
As Baby Boomers retire, Millennials are making up more and more of the work place, quickly becoming the majority. This may cause concern with the older work force, but the newer workers are not bringing in the sweeping changes in…
Candidates Need to Talk About Social Security
As Baby Boomers are retiring in mass the political stage needs to turn its attention to Social Security and retirement sustainability. This is more than just a hot topic and deserves more than a passing glance and comment, this topic…
Earnings Limits Will Stay the Same for 2016
In 2016 the earnings limits will stay the same in regards to Social Security benefits. This is because there is no COLA change in benefits, which means that the earnings limit will hold at $15,720 for those younger than 66…
What Boomers are Doing with Their Money
Baby Boomers as a whole currently hold 50% of the nation’s wealth. They are expected to get even more in the next few decades. Banks are trying to find a way to cash in on this knowledge. The banks are…
Backwards Thoughts on Aging
As Boomers age and start to retire there is a growing pervasive belief that they are getting to be more and more of a burden on society. Ageism runs rampant in the workforce and the aging population is seen inferior…
One Time Boost for 2016 Social Security
A recent bill was just proposed that would give recipients of Social Security a check for $581 next year. This bill was put forward because of the lack of a COLA increase in order to help those in retirement that…
‘Baby Boomers’ – What’s in a Name
The term “Baby Boomers” is not a solely American name, although it was conceived here. This term is the name given the generation of people born between the end of WWII and the ‘60s in the U.S. This term has…
Baby Boomers on Remembering – What’s Your Story?
The Baby Boomer generation has garnered quite the reputation for being great reminiscers. They remember older, not necessarily simpler, times that have come to be a main stay in current pop culture trends. Many movies, festivals, and movements today use…