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Social Security Fraud: How to spot it and what to report
Social Security fraud comes in many forms and can be difficult to spot. Whether it’s an untruthful statement on a federal form or a scam over 27 years that netted an estimated $400 million in disability funds, fraud is fraud. Read…
Are Your Social Security Benefits Taxable?
The answer depends on how much income you report to the IRS. It used to be so simple: Social Security benefits were tax-free. Period. But then, as part of a “Save Social Security” plan, Congress decided to tax up to 50%…
The Social Security Act Overview
The Social Security Act is America’s foremost social welfare law, designed to counteract the dangers of old age, poverty, disability and unemployment through a range of government programs and benefits. The Act was originally passed in 1935, as part of…
This Week in Social Security Disability News (January 18 – January 24)
Here is a recap of the top stories in Social Security Disability News from this week: Read more… Notice: The “Read more…” link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for…
Retirees can’t catch a break with Social Security taxation stuck in the ’80s
Allow me to introduce a new economic indicator. It doesn’t come from a government agency. Nor is it the creation of a right- or left-leaning think tank. In a land of indexes and measures, there is so little attention to…
House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing
Eliminating the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) under Medicare would constitute a major policy improvement. The SGR is widely recognized as a flawed policy; there is strong agreement that the limits it sets are too stringent and treat physicians unfairly. So…
Social Security’s Christmas present: Benefit cuts for millions of disabled workers
If you are one of the nearly 9 million Americans receiving Social Security disability benefits, you should be personally outraged by the terribly unfair action Social Security bureaucrats took on Dec. 23. What happened on that day? Read more… Notice:…
ObamaCare’s ‘Success’ Is One of Making Americans More Dependent on Government
During last night’s State of the Union speech, President Obama made one grandiose claim regarding ObamaCare: “And in the past year alone, about ten million uninsured Americans finally gained the security of health coverage.” The claim is based on an…
What Social Security Needs: Dependability
Social Security benefits are the major source of retirement income for most Americans. Washington should reform Social Security in 2015, so that older Americans can know what level of benefits they can depend on. They need this information to make…
New U.S. Senate budget chairman eyes on-time budget, balance in decade
New Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi said on Thursday he intends to follow the lead of House Republicans with a Senate budget plan that balances within 10 years, but with more of the savings up front. Enzi, speaking to…