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Social Security: A New Way to Get Your Replacement SSA-1099 Online
Now that tax season is here, you may be joining the millions of taxpayers who are gathering the forms they need to file their federal, state, and local tax returns. If you receive Social Security benefits, one of the forms…
How to Reduce Taxes on Your Social Security Payments
Your Social Security payments in retirement might be taxable, depending on how much you earn and the sources the money comes from. About 40 percent of Social Security beneficiaries pay taxes on their benefits. Here’s how to minimize the taxes…
Supply-side Costs of the Great Recession
The long drawn-out recovery from the 2008-09 financial crisis is now perceived as largely complete. The unemployment rate, currently at 5.6 percent, is well below the average of the last half-century and is projected to decline below the 5½ percent…
In our opinion: Proposed U.S. budget needs not ‘mindless austerity’ but mindful austerity
An underlying premise in President Barack Obama’s proposed $4 trillion budget, unveiled recently, is that the economy has improved to the point where the austerity of sequestration no longer is necessary. The word “sequestration” describes a set of automatic spending…
This week: Immigration, Keystone top agenda
Congress will officially send a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline to President Obama’s desk this week while trying to find a way forward to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded. The House will clear the Senate-passed Keystone…
Robert J. Samuelson: The twisted priorities of a graying nation
It is an extreme irony of the Obama presidency that a proud liberal — someone who believes in government’s constructive role — is presiding over the harshest squeeze on government since World War II. What’s happening is simple: Spending on…
It’s vital for parents to guard kids’ Social Security numbers
Like generations of central Ohio parents before her, Michele Reynolds reluctantly agreed to take her son to get a learner’s permit as soon as he was old enough.Approaching the counter, Reynolds figured the only thing that stood between 15½-year-old James…
Wall Street’s reaction to Anthem data breach: ho-hum
The parent of Anthem Blue Cross disclosed late Wednesday that hackers stole the personal information of as many as 80 million customers and employees in the worst security breach of a U.S. healthcare company. On Thursday, Anthem Inc. shares fell…
From the Mound: Obama should remember what he asked for, revive Simpson-Bowles plan
As most here by now know, the Mound is fond of those old sayings. They’re not only pithy, but hold small pieces of wisdom we can all use. One of my favorites is actually one often espoused by my former…
Is It Safe to Rely on Social Security Benefits in Retirement?
There are plenty of opinions on the future of Social Security. Some experts believe the system as we know it will disappear or be drastically reduced. Others think not much will change beyond a small modification such as a delayed…