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Facts About Social Security Operation
This week a news article reported Social Security made more than $ 1 Billion in improper disability payments to individuals who were working. It also stated that between December 2010 and January 2013, 36,000 people received improper payments. It cannot…
Highlights of Twin Fiscal Deadlines Facing Govt
Separate legislation must be passed as the federal government faces two fiscal deadlines this fall. A stopgap spending bill would prevent a partial government shutdown, and a different bill would allow the government to borrow more money. Without passage of…
Lawmakers need to move to center for the nation’s good
The U.S. Congress is fast approaching an important series of crossroads on the federal budget – “decision points” that will likely affect the well-being of millions of average citizens and the health of our economy for many years to come. The…
Qualify for SSDI Benefits
With the number of applications for Social Security Disability on the rise, it is becoming increasingly difficult for disabled individuals to receive a favorable decision from the SSA regarding their disability claim. With denial rates for the initial application stage climbing…
6 Key Facts About Medicare Beneficiaries’ Finances
Future Medicare beneficiaries likely won’t be much better off financially than today’s program enrollees because of economic pressures, retiree health benefit trends and the increase in Social Security’s full retirement age, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report. Many current beneficiaries live on…
Senate kicks off shutdown saga
Senate Democratic leaders may only keep the government open for less than two months as part of a deal to end the latest fiscal crisis now consuming Washington, sources said Monday. Monday began a week of high-level maneuvering on Capitol Hill,…
Shutdowns Have Not Stopped Social Security Checks
Politicians, including President Obama have warned that a government shutdown on September 30 would stop Social Security checks. Is that the truth, an empty political threat, or something in between? The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service reports government shutdowns are triggered by Article I, Sec.…
Get More of Your Money Out of Social Security
Phoenixville Public Library will present a free seminar, “Social Security: How to Choose Wisely”, on Monday, October 21 at 7:00 PM. Bob Hartfield, Jr., Certified Financial Planner, will be the speaker. Making good Social Security benefit choices can increase retirement…
Obama calls on Congress to pass budget and raise debt ceiling
In his weekly address released by the White House on Saturday, President Obama again urged far right congressional republicans to stop playing political games with the economy and to work with democrats and moderate republicans in Congress in order to pass the federal budget as well…
They Could Still Make a Deal to Cut Social Security and Medicare
Right now it looks as if the two sides are at an impasse. But the President’s “no negotiations” posture only applies to the debt ceiling, and his budget still includes the “chained CPI” cut to Social Security. The Republicans who…