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Trumka warns Dems: stick by Social Security, Medicare
His warning is notable because some Democrats, including President Obama, have at least hinted they favor changing the way Social Security benefits are calculated by linking annual cost-of-living increases to the “chained CPI,” rather than the previous year’s rise in…
How to Protect Your Identity During a Job Search
Job seekers sending out applications and resumes and scanning online job boards and social networks to find potential openings might be attracting the attention from people other than hiring managers. Experts say if applicants aren’t paying close attention to their…
Homeless struggle to obtain IDs, Social Security cards in Florida
The homeless population of St. Augustine goes without a lot: shelter, adequate clothing, and money. But often forgotten is the problem of obtaining IDs in the state of Florida. Without proper documentation or a permanent address, this issue becomes even more…
Social Security Admin. Hopes To Give Benefits To More Same-Sex Spouses
The Social Security Administration is looking at possible ways to give benefits to surviving same-sex spouses based on where the marriage was performed, but the agency may be hamstrung by the law, Social Security Acting Commissioner, Carolyn Colvin said Friday.…
TEMECULA: Seminar on Social Security planned
An educational workshop on Social Security planning is set for 6:30 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road, Temecula. The program, “What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income,” focuses on decisions that can…
If the ACA Rollout Seems Rough, Wait Until the Right ‘Reforms …
Republicans who are trying to exploit the difficulties with Obamacare’s rollout for political gain are, as usual, getting it all wrong. Those problems with “healthcare.gov” don’t prove what conservatives think they prove. They’re an indictment of the Right’s visions of…
Social Security to release 2014 COLA data next week
Next week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will issue the September Consumer Price Index report, the final piece of data that the Social Security Administration needs to plug into its annual cost of living adjustment formula. Social Security benefits — and…
After Budget Deal, Time to Move Forward
President Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress deserve credit for successfully fending off Republican efforts to first torpedo the Affordable Care Act and then to attack Social Security and Medicare. Unfortunately, it does not appear that they are prepared…
Seniors living below poverty level
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 11 percent of Greene County (Ark.) citizens over the age of 65 live below the poverty level. The national average of elderly living below the poverty level is 9.1 percent. This places Greene County…
A fair trade for entitlement reform includes increased revenue
The Post’s Oct. 20 editorial on the budget challenge [“A fiscal quid pro quo”] made important points but was way off-base on the issue of revenue. It suggested that a fair trade would be reductions to the “sequester” budget cuts…