On January 11, 2018 The Senior Citizens League delivered letters to several members of Congress regarding this year’s inadequate Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. The letters were delivered to Majority and Minor ...
Daily Archives: January 12, 2018
Is The Nation’s Retirement System Really Failing?
The U.S. retirement system as well as the retirees it was designed to help face major challenges, according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO says that fundamental changes ove ...
Legislative Update
Your Opinion Our Most Valuable Advocacy Tool By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst Each year, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) asks supporters like you to share your thoughts on the policy priorities at the top ...
Q & A: Will my Social Security benefits be taxable?
Q: I retired last year, but my spouse continues to work. This will be our first tax season with Social Security benefit income. Will my Social Security benefits be taxable? A: If you’re receiving Social Security in ...
How Are You Doing In Retirement?
By Mary Johnson, Editor One of the most remarkable things about our current Congress is the way in which lawmakers have crafted massive, contentious legislation mostly in secret, and then rushed bills to the floor f ...
How Adequately Does Social Security Cover Medicare Costs?
The annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increased benefits by 2% this year. But Social Security recipients probably did not see much, if any, increase in net Social Security benefits, because of the ...
Benefit Bulletin – Congress Plans To Make “Mandatory Spending” Cuts A Priority This Year
By Chairman Art "Coop" Cooper After making much to-do over budgets that don’t balance last year, the GOP went on to release tax plans last fall that would add an estimated $1.7 trillion to the federal debt, accordin ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending January 12, 2017
This week, one Senate committee met to discuss the nomination of Alex Azar, who was selected to become the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSC ...
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