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The Choice Congress Won’t Face Up To
Much of what is commonly being said about the federal budget — including the causes mismatched revenues and expenditures and the options we have for resolving that imbalance — is either mischaracterization or flatly wrong. When you slice through all…
Social Security is Going to Need Social Security
Currently, the issue hurting the Social Security fund is the 2008-2009 recession. During that time period the US went through a structural change of employment that decimated the full time workforce. Only full-time workers pay enough in payroll taxes to…
The Senior Citizens League Warns Chained CPI Affects More Than …
Most seniors are aware of the consumer price index (CPI) impact on cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). But a widely-debated deficit reduction proposal that switches to the more slowly-growing “chained” CPI to determine COLAs would have far greater impact than Social Security…
New Social Security home page
The Social Security home page, www.socialsecurity.gov, has a whole new look. One, I’ve been told, designed to present a fresh, modern look and feel, reflecting current trends and best practices in web design. Included are a new top banner and footer,…
Older Americans speak about delaying retirement
Some people look forward to retirement in their 50s and 60s. Many older Americans, however, are choosing to stay in the workforce either full- or part-time beyond the age of 62 when Social Security benefits kick in and beyond the…
The White House’s Economic Agenda – Obama Destroys the Middle-Class
According to a survey conducted by Gallup on August 15, 2013, Obama’s Economic Approval rating has slipped to 35%. A full two-thirds of the American people are now dissatisfied with Obama’s performance vis a vis the economy. The survey mirrors…
Why Your Child’s Social Security Number May be at Risk
Parental worries: your child’s financial safety. Days after they are born, children receive a social security number and immediately become vulnerable to identity theft. If that sounds crazy, consider: adolescents have become the fastest growing sector of identity theft victims.…
Immigration reform will help state’s farm economy
Recently, the U.S. Senate passed common-sense immigration reform. This bipartisan effort is an important step in reforming America’s broken immigration policy. At the same time, the bill addresses a serious concern not only in New Hampshire but across much of the…
Senate bill would ease path to SSD payments for terminally ill
When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, the furthest thing from his or her mind should be dealing with government programs such as Social Security disability. In such situations, however, receiving disability payments can help ease the financial burden…
DiNapoli hits DOH on nursing home costs
Comptroller Tom DiNapoli issued a report touting $46 million in overpayments to nursing homes but criticizing the Department of Health for supposedly failing to properly collect Net Available Monthly Income from nursing home residents who are supposed to help pay…