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The Perpetual Wait For Social Security Compensation
As of October, 2014 Social Security is backlogged by 990,400 pending cases (read the report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) here). Тhіs pool consists of tentative – and frustrated – Americans that is larger than the backlogged Veterans…
A Critique of social security
When compared to defense spending, immigration, or health care, social security is hardly considered a pressing issue. But if you look at it from a monetary standpoint, social security should be a top priority, at 906 billion dollars; it takes…
Retirement Security Eroding for Middle-class Americans
The latest National Retirement Risk Index, published by Boston College’s Center for Retirement Research paints a harsh reality for middle class America. About half of today’s current working population will not be financially able to maintain its current standards of…
Eliminate Eligibility for Starting Social Security Disability Benefits at Age 62 or Later
Under current law, people are eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) until they reach the full retirement age, which is currently 66 and is scheduled to increase gradually beginning in 2017 for those born in 1955 until it reaches…
Ten Arguments against Obama’s Executive Action
Robert Charles American Thinker For immediate Release November 19, 2014 Contact:John Grimaldi(917) 846-8485jpgrimaldi@verizon.net Mr. Charles is a former assistant secretary of state under Colin Powell, former counsel to a congressional oversight committee, a former litigator, and a teacher of government…
Fixing Social Security
For quite a while now we’ve been reading the reports from the Social Security Administration’s reviews of the status of the trust fund – where the prediction is that we’ll end up in the year 2033 with only enough money…
Social Security: Rewards For Waiting
Nearly half of the people eligible for Social Security claim it at 62, which for those reaching eligibility age today cuts their benefits by 25 percent compared to someone who waits a few extra years to claim. Read more… Notice:…
CFPB issues guidelines on Social Security disability income applicants
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reminding lenders not to impose illegal burdens on mortgage applicants who receive Social Security disability income. The regulator issued a bulletin aimed at helping lenders avoid imposing illegal burdens on consumers receiving disability income who…
Social Security workers launch campaign vs. budget cuts
Saying that their declining numbers and rising millions of recipients who need assistance translate into poorer service, the workers who run Social Security are launching a campaign against future budget cuts. Read more… Notice: The “Read more…” link provided…
Guess Who Doesn’t Want Social Security’s Offices Closed — and Who Does
Some surprising new polling results underscore the unpopularity — and long-term destructiveness — of Congress’ ongoing attacks on the Social Security system. The new Republican Congress is expected to force additional office closures and impose additional cuts on the Social Security…