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How to truly be happily retired
Gary Mansfield, an attorney from Aventura, Fla., has reviewed a book by Stan Hinden, How to Retire Happy. Retirement is a concern of many column readers, and I thought you would like to know about this book, available at Amazon.com…
What to teach our grandkids about saving
As I watched my young grandsons play with my iPad during a recent visit, I struggled to imagine what their world would be like 70 years from now, when they are around my current age. Will they still be working?…
Social Security supporters form human chains in 45 cities
Social Security advocates formed human chains in at least 45 cities from coast to coast yesterday to protest the “chained CPI,” which they insist is nothing more than a backdoor attempt to drastically slash the benefits that millions depend upon…
When to Give Out Your Social Security Number, How to Protect It
From human resources departments to doctors’ offices, requests for a Social Security number are a frequent occurrence. Many consumers rattle off their digits without a second thought out of habit and assume a company or medical office will keep their…
Elderly outliving their Retirement, Rapid Recovery Solution Responds
On July 3, Rapid Recovery Solution CEO, John Monderine, comments on an article from The News Tribune emphasizing how people may be outliving their retirement funds too quickly. According to a June 25th, 2013 The News Tribune article titled, “The big retirement…
Protesters: Keep Social Security Unchained
Manny Gomez worked for Winchester Repeating Arms for 44 years, paying into social security with each paycheck. Now at 84 he can’t afford to live off his social security check, he said. And he can’t afford a proposed change to…
WILL SOCIAL SECURITY END SOONER THAN 2033?
Another year, another bleak report on the future of Social Security. This June, the Social Security Administration’s Board of Trustees updated numbers to show that the entitlement program is operating at a deficit that will bleed it dry by 2033. Read…
DOMA Decision: Equal Protection For All In Social Security
A recent Wall Street Journal article noted the Social Security Administration’s struggle to cope with last week’s Supreme Court ruling regarding gay marriage. In its ruling, the Court said federal agencies managing federal benefits programs — Read More… Notice: The “Read…
Social Security Bankrupt: Why Our Favorite Welfare Program Is the Best Thing to Ever Happen to the Rich
One of the more dangerous arguments in the debate about the Social Security system is the growing belief that Social Security is part of a social safety-net that protects the elderly or the poor. The argument is dangerous because it expands the charter…
Join the Human Chain Against Chained CPI – AFL-CIO
Be part of a “Human Chain Against the Chained CPI” on Tuesday—a national day of action to protest proposed cuts to Social Security, veterans’ and other federal benefits. The so-called “Chained” CPI proposal would reduce cost-of-living adjustments and prevent benefits…