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CBO Monthly Budget Review for July 2015 Finds Rising Spending on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and Pubic Debt Interest
(Source – goldrushcam.com) The federal government’s budget deficit amounted to $463 billion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2015, the Congressional Budget office (CBO) estimates. That deficit was $2 billion larger than the one recorded during the same period…
‘Shocker’ New Poll Says Trump Lost GOP Debate to Someone Who Wasn’t Even On Stage With Him
(Source – www.theblaze.com) According to a new poll, Carly Fiorina is the Republican presidential candidate of choice after Thursday night’s debates. The nationwide poll of more than 17,000 people from the Association of Mature American Citizens — a conservative organization for those…
Social Security is not a gift, it’s a promise we must keep
(Source – www.buckscountycouriertimes.com) Social Security, a critical legislative landmark, has remained an important part of our society since it became law 80 years ago this month. Created to combat unemployment at the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Who needs your SS number? Not many businesses
(By – Ellen Marks / Assistant Business Editor, www.abqjournal.com) Most advice about preventing identity theft starts with safeguarding your all-important Social Security number. While there are times when you will be required to disclose your SSN, there are many other instances when you…
What You Need to Know About Applying for Disability Benefits
(By – Dana Perry, via www.jdsupra.com) Applying for disability benefits from the federal government through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs can be a daunting task. Here is a brief overview of how the application process…
Our View: 80 years later, Social Security at a crossroads
(Source – www.tauntongazette.com) With apologies to Mark Twain, reports of Social Security’s death have, in the past, been greatly exaggerated. That said, the latest government report on the most central of safety nets offers dire warnings for the near and distant…
Social Security at 80: Modest Changes Could Save Program
(By – STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press) As Social Security approaches its 80th birthday Friday, the federal government’s largest benefit program stands at a pivotal point in its history. Relatively modest changes to taxes and benefits could still save it for generations…
New Mexico Man Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Send Stolen Social Security Benefits to Nigeria
(Source – www.justice.gov) A New Mexico man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a scheme in which Social Security benefits were obtained using stolen identities, and the proceeds wired to Nigeria. Jasper Denetclaw, 43, pleaded guilty…
How Much Do We Owe? $72 Trillion And Counting
(By – John C. Goodman, Forbes Contributor) The Social Security/Medicare Trustees have issued their latest reports and they are not easy reading for the uninitiated. I suspect most of the Trustees hope you don’t read them at all. They prefer…
A revealing GOP debate
(By – Vincent Carroll, The Denver Post) The pundits’ verdict on whether Donald Trump helped or hurt himself at Thursday’s debate is sharply divided, with some — Alex Roarty of the National Journal, for example — calling him a winner and…