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Right’s attack on Social Security, Medicare must fail
Billionaires like the Koch Brothers, Pete Peterson, Stanley Druckenmiller and others are leading the charge to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. If they succeed, millions of senior citizens, working families, disabled veterans and children will suffer. We must not allow…
Greenspan’s Right: Social Security Replaces Savings
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently told The Wall Street Journal that he was surprised to discover that an increase in entitlements coincided with a decline in personal savings. This is one of those statements that seem obvious after…
How the Budget Debate Could Help the Economy
It is a good sign that all sides are eschewing the elusive “grand bargain,” in which the Democrats accept significant cuts to entitlements and the Republicans accept significant new tax revenues. That’s good news, because that route leads to gridlock…
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…