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Bernie Sanders Wants Wealthy to Pay for Social Security Expansion
(By – Clinton Gillespie) Half of the country, 165 million Americans, accept Social Security in some form. Therefore, reforming the nearly bankrupt wealth transfer program is never popular among politicians. But Bernie Sanders, a socialist Senator from Vermont who is running…
Social Security Crisis in Brazil: The Need for True Reform That Will Change the Country
(By – Arthur Pinheiro Machado) The Brazilian Congress is facing a crisis. It knows it must approve tax adjustments and reforms proposed by Finance Minister Joaquim Levy, however members also fear making unpopular decisions during municipal elections, which are slated…
Hal Rogers: Social Security Disability Payments Restored for Hundreds in E. Ky
(By – Kentucky Press Association Co-op) The federal government will restore Social Security disability payments to hundreds of people in Eastern Kentucky whose checks were suspended pending a review of their eligibility, easing fears of economic ruin for many families….[U.S.…
Sterling Raskie: Should You Delay Retirement?
(By – Sterling Raskie) If you’re fortunate enough to look forward to a company or state pension, retiring as soon as possible and collecting the benefit may tempt you, or you might want to collect Social Security benefits at the…
Social Security Announces New Online Service for Replacement Medicare Cards
(Source – moultrienews.com) The Social Security Administration introduced the expansion of online services available through its my Social Security portal available at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced that Medicare beneficiaries can now obtain a replacement…
The Most Popular Ages to Sign Up for Social Security
Here’s how your retirement benefit changes depending on the age you claim it. (By – Emily Brandon) You can sign up for Social Security at any time after age 62. However, your monthly payments will be larger for each month…
The Social Security Trustees’ Respectable Projection Record (Part 1)
(By – Charles Blahous) For the last four years I have had the honor of serving as one of Social Security’s two public trustees (along with former CBO Director Robert D. Reischauer), co-authoring the annual trustees’ reports…. It is inevitable…
Social Security Puzzle: Married Couples Can Claim 8,000 Ways
(By – Ilana Polyak, CNBC.com) If you thought saving for retirement was complicated, you’re in for a whole new world of confusion when it’s time to claim Social Security, most people’s biggest retirement asset. For the average married couple, Social Security…
Bernie Sanders: The new St. Nick
(By – E.J. Dionne, Jr.) ….At a time of rising inequality and short-circuited social mobility, Sanders is unapologetic about taking some wealth and income away from those who have a lot of both to ease the path upward for those…
Hoffman, Haine Burn Bill Passes
(Source – The Telegraph | thetelegraph.com) On Saturday, the Illinois Senate passed a measure sponsored by State Sen. Bill Haine (D-Alton) and Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea) that offers severely or fatally injured burn victims immediate relief by cutting the red…