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Post Office Floats Idea of Offering Financial Services; Banks Hate Idea
If you can remember when you could open a savings account at your local post office, you’re on Social Security. Yes, the postal savings plan was dropped in 1967 and I’m guessing the culprit that killed this convenient idea was…
‘Policymaking Simulation’ on Social Security Goes Live on VOP.org
Today the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) released the results of its latest public consultation on Social Security Reform. PPC found large majorities of Republicans and Democrats agree on how to reform Social Security. Click here for the complete report. Read more……
18 Social Security Surprises Facing Advisors, Clients
I’ve been writing a weekly Q&A column for the last year, and the no. 1 issue I am asked about is claiming Social Security. It is no. 1 by such a wide margin that I can’t even guess what topic…
Hill Plan Would Reward Medicare Doctors For Quality
Now comes the hard part. After negotiating for months over how to overhaul Medicare’s troubled payment system for physicians, the bipartisan leadership of three Senate and House committees has reached a deal on the policy. Their next task could be even…
What about about taxes on SS benefits?
Will your tax bill this year include taxes on your Social Security benefits? About 55 million people receive monthly Social Security payments, and some of them pay taxes on up to 85 percent of those benefits, depending on their financial…
7 Tips for Women to Have a More Secure Retirement
When it comes to saving for retirement, no one is feeling that secure—but that’s particularly true for women. “Retirement planning is hard for everyone, but it’s especially tough for women,” says David Littell, retirement income program director at The American College.…
Number of disabled federal workers hired reaches 32-year high
With her seeing-eye dog by her side, Denna Lambert works to help ensure that up-and-coming scientists and engineers with disabilities can see a future at NASA. Lambert, the disability program manager at Goddard Space Flight Center, said she is answering President…
WSP Warns Of ‘Identity Theft Investigation’ Scam
The Washington State Patrol wants you to know about a phone scam that is happening across the state. Troopers say the scam is requesting people to give their Social Security Number when they call an (813) Florida area code as part…
It’s a new fraud involving stolen Social Securty numbers and it’s claiming victims in Tampa Bay
The I-Team has found there are victims of Social Security theft in four different counties after obtaining police reports involving more than 20 people. Frank Thune, like the others in Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk and Pinellas Counties, discovered the theft of his…
SGR Deal Reached
Physicians will get a 0.5% pay increase each year for 5 years under a deal by a bipartisan team of House and Senate negotiators to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for physician payment under Medicare. The deal announced Thursday…