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Human Chain Effort: A Smashing Success in More than 50 U.S. Cities!
On July 2nd, the Alliance’s Human Chains events, designed to stop the chained CPI cut to Social Security benefits, took place in more than 50 cities and included more than 2,800 participants. Alliance members raised awareness of the chained CPI…
Maine Is The Most Dangerous Place In The US To Work: New York Is Safest
Maine has the highest rate of serious workplace injuries in the U.S. while New York has the lowest, according to a new report published Thursday. Allsup, a nationwide provider of Social Security disability insurance, published the report titled “Allsup Study of…
How Should We Value Our Future Social Security Benefits?
Because it’s next to impossible for most of us to accurately predict when high inflation or a recession will occur, when interest rates will rise or fall and how the stock market will perform, this strategy can help you protect…
Alex Lawson to speak on Social Security at July 25 meeting
Davenport, IA, July 25, 2013: Progressive Action for the Common Good will host Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson at their next Community Networking Night on Thursday, July 25th, at 6:00 p.m. Alex will give an hour long presentation…
New technology for older generation
Neva Applegate enjoys looking at pictures of her grandkids as they scroll across the screen of her Mac computer. Applegate, whose son set her up with a computer in 1995, is part of a growing number of seniors using computers. She…
Young workers, meet Social Security
Welcome to the workforce, new workers. Whether you’re beginning the career of a lifetime or just earning some extra money for the school year to come, there is one question that is likely to hit you when you see your…
Whoops — IRS mistakingly posts thousands of Social Security numbers online
SEATTLE — The IRS mistakenly posted the Social Security numbers of tens of thousands of Americans on a government website, the agency confirmed Monday night to Fox News. One estimate put the figure as high as 100,000 names. The numbers were…
Social Security ‘fixes’ don’t reflect seniors’ needs
Alliance members and activists like you, working with our partners and allies, did something pretty amazing. In over 50 cities, you formed a Human Chain against the Chained CPI, taking a stand to protect and strengthen Social Security. We want…
San Franciscans Rally to Oppose Cuts to Social Security Cost-of-Living Protection
Hundreds gathered at the Federal Building in San Francisco on July 2 to protest the proposed Chained CPI, and to send a strong message to Senators Dianne Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi “Do Not Mess with Our Social Security, and Expand…
Trozan: Widow’s Social Security benefits a maze of choices
Prior to opening my insurance agency I spent four years working for the Social Security Administration. So when I learned that a 62 year-old disabled, widowed friend had been struggling with her finances, I suggested she apply for Social Security…