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Higgins stands with Alliance for Retired Americans to protest chained CPI
Congressman Brian Higgins, D-NY-26, joined the Alliance for Retired Americans on their National Day of Action to make their voices heard about the consequences of implementing chained CPI to calculate the cost of living adjustment, or COLA, Social Security benefits. Read…
Social Security and public-sector pensions
Congress enacted The Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) in 1977 as part of a series of amendments to improve the program’s finances. Similarly, the Social Security Amendments of 1983 included the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Read more… Notice:…
Officials see immigration reform bolstering Social Security in the short term
The White House said this week that passing the immigration bill will help boost Social Security — a claim that gets at the heart of the immigration debate and whether it’s good for the economy or not. Two of the federal government’s…
What makes America great: A tale of the social contract
My introduction to capitalism came courtesy of a 20-foot combined Pepsi-Cola and Chevron sign in my grandparents’ front yard. It advertised their small, hand-built country store Lee’s Gas & Grocery, an entrepreneurial venture that became a landmark and staple in…
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…