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You Can Retire on Social Security: 5 Steps That Change the Game
You can retire on Social Security and live a nice life. What? I thought that was impossible? Yes, it really can be done. I’m not advocating that you do this, but the reality is that many people are facing this…
Krauthammer: Administration has ‘manipulative relationship with the truth’
Charles Krauthammer told viewers Monday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that a moment recounted in former Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s new memoir shows that the Obama administration has a “less than arm’s length relationship with the truth.” Read more……
Are Baby Boomers Going to Drain Social Security Dry?
The U.S. Census Bureau released two new reports a few days ago concerning the aging of America, and the news is somewhat startling. The baby boomer generation, persons born between the years 1946 and 1964, will help populate a cohort…
Overused Medical Services Cost Medicare Billions Of Dollars
Medical overtreatment is the inverse of former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s definition of pornography: While waste is easy to define in principle, it can be hard to know it when you see it. Read more… Notice: The “Read…
Faces And Facts Of Disability
Social Security disability is a social insurance program, under which workers earn coverage for benefits by working and paying Social Security taxes on their earnings. The program provides benefits to disabled workers and to their dependents. For those who can…
Race to Retirement
And they’re off! Wanda Worker takes the lead as she visits my Social Security and gets a handle on her retirement planning. John Q. Public gains ground as he uses Social Security’s Retirement Estimator to get a clearer picture of his…
Social Security Do-Over: An Interest-Free Loan
Social Security has a do-over rule, a way to collect benefits, yet still give you a chance to change your mind, and wait until you are older to get a bigger monthly retirement payment. It’s something that should be more widely…
Rubio to propose retirement security plan
Sen. Marco Rubio says Congress should take steps to strengthen retirement security for Americans. The Florida Republican and potential presidential candidate is set to outline his ideas in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday. Read more……
Rossi: Social Security misconceptions often lead to poor retirement choices
Retirees continue to lean on Social Security benefits in order to fund retirement. According to the Social Security Administration, it is expected that 38 million retired workers will collect annual benefits totaling more than $550 billion this year. For 52…
Fact Sheet – Social Security (Social Security Is Important to Women )
Social Security is neutral with respect to gender – individuals with identical earnings histories are treated the same in terms of benefits. This Fact Sheet is provided by the Social Security Administration to highlight how women benefit from the Social…