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Delay Social Security Claiming
John B. Shoven and Sita Nataraj Slavov, researchers for National Bureau of Economic Research, show that claiming Social Security benefits at a later age increases the present value of lifetime benefits for most individuals. Social Security retirement benefits can be claimed…
Diabetes and Social Security
For your patients with diabetes who need financial assistance we have this PDF for you: Diabetes and Social Security Disability Benefits: When controlled, diabetes is not an inherently disabling condition. When diabetes goes uncontrolled, however, it can cause dangerous health complications. In…
Applying for Social Security Disability with Tourette Syndrome
There are many symptoms that an individual with Tourette’s syndrome may suffer from that can prevent that individual from maintaining full-time work activity. The inability to work can lead to significant financial distress. Fortunately, in some cases, Social Security Disability…
Poll: New low for government trust
Less than half of Americans trust the government to handle problems, a all-time low, according to a new poll. Just 49 percent of Americans said they had a great deal or fair amount of confidence in the federal government to handle…
Thieves Stealing Thousands Of Social Security Checks Online
Tens of thousands of Americans have been scammed out of their social security checks and it’s all being done online. In March, the Social Security Administration made a change and now almost everyone who gets a social security check has them…
U.S. Income Inequality Reaches Highest Level Since 1928
A new economic study reveals income inequality between the wealthiest Americans and the rest of the population continues to increase. According to an analysis of IRS figures dating to 1913 by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, the Paris…
Social Security Disability Advocates – Current Issues
More than 11 million individuals with disabilities receive insurance from the United States’ Social Security program. This valuable government-sponsored program provides an important source of income when workers retire, for the families of workers when they die, or when they…
Nation’s debt has nearly reached its $16.7 trillion ceiling
With the Syrian crisis at least temporarily off the federal government’s front burner, Congress is turning its attention back to fiscal issues — most critically, the looming fight over raising the ceiling on federal debt. In Congress, the issue now has become…
Eight in Ten U.S. Households Pay Social Security and Medicare Taxes
While relatively few low-income people pay federal income tax, a large and growing share owe Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes, according to new estimates by the Tax Policy Center. As a result, while about 43 percent of all households will pay no federal…
The special issues of LGBT seniors
The Social Security Administration in August began processing claims for benefits for those in same-sex marriages, the latest in a chain of federal agency responses to the Defense of Marriage Act court decision. While this is a big step forward…