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Unmarried Individuals Living Alone Depend On Social Security
Unmarried individuals living alone, both women and men, more likely are reliant on Social Security to keep them out of poverty than those who live with families, a study found. Since the majority of older women are single, while the…
Editorial: House should back immigration reform
The voices of SOUND ECONOMICS and reason are making good use of the August congressional recess by pressing the case for comprehensive immigration reform. The legislation passed by the Senate in June would bolster Social Security, cut the federal deficit,…
Burr would not support government shutdown
Senator Richard Burr said he would not support a federal government shutdown to stop President Obama’s health care law. Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, said those supporting this move are not addressing the fact the Affordable Care Act is the law. “That’s…
Republicans in Echo Before Big Burn Defy Affordable Health Care
Obamacare is the culmination of an effort that began with Roosevelt’s administration a century ago to provide a form of government health insurance for the poor. And in each phase, presidents — Republican and Democratic, alike — had to overcome…
Social Security hurdles for government workers
Deciding on a claiming strategy to maximize Social Security retirement benefits is complicated for all workers — but for government workers, it can be a source of frustration. Many state and local government workers, and some older Federal civil service workers,…
Business can help avoid retirement crisis
Hard-working Americans hold a vision of retirement based on financial security with a comfortable seat in a comfortable home on a sturdy three-legged financial stool. Today that sturdy three-legged stool, made up of Social Security, employer pensions and private savings,…
Your COLA for 2014: Higher or Lower than in 2013?
The cost-of-living adjustment in government benefits, including Social Security and federal retiree COLA payments, for 2014 is more than likely to be 1.5 percent. That figure is based on a recent estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. The COLA for…
Seventh Congressional District has large impact from Social Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WXPR) – The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare says their officials were surprised when they ran a report that shows Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional district has one of the highest impacts from Social Security in the…
AMAC’s Lady Lake Office Hosts Congressional Visit
U.S. Congressman Daniel Webster, Representing the 10th District of Florida, received a first-hand look at AMAC’s plan for ensuring the long-term viability of America’s Social Security program. AMAC’s President Dan Weber provided Rep. Webster and staff an overview of a proposed legislative prototype designed…
Nation’s former top accountant: US debt stands at more than …
The economy is slowly growing, the government’s yearly budget deficit falling. But the nation’s former top accountant doesn’t buy the idea that everything is OK. David Walker, who for a decade ran the Government Accountability Office, the watchdog group…