More Experts Say Oldest Seniors Need Benefit Boost —TSCL Continues Push For Notch Reform Amidst the debate over Social Security, a proposal that would benefit seniors over age 85 appears to be winning bipartisan support. Almost six million seniors are … Continued
Social Security Reform Articles
Social Security and Medicare Solvency— Why It’s Time For A Contingency Plan
By Mary Johnson If you’re preparing for a long sea journey and about to set sail in stormy waters would you knowingly board a ship without adequate lifeboats or an emergency plan? Dumb question, I agree, but this is what … Continued
Action Call!
TSCL Wants You A financing crisis is looming for Social Security and Medicare and the future of our benefits is at stake. You can make the difference. Help TSCL muster the grass roots support to stop the plans to put … Continued
2012 TSCL Senior Survey
How Should Congress Strengthen Social Security and Medicare? Congress has spent much of its time over the past two years locked in a rigidly – partisan standoff over the federal budget deficit. But TSCL’s new 2012 Senior Survey results suggest … Continued
Economy Headed For “Fiscal Cliff”
The failure of the politically divided Congress and Obama White House to address a sizable list of thorny spending and tax issues by year’s end could pose hardships for seniors and a setback for the economy. At the close of … Continued
Social Security Trustees: Legislative Action Needed “ASAP”
The Social Security and Medicare trustees recently released their annual reports amidst controversy over the numbers. The Social Security trustees say that program financing is eroding faster than anticipated, and the disability trust fund, which operates separately from the retirement … Continued
Thieves Stealing Social Security Disability Benefits While Insolvency Looms
With the help of his now deceased mother, Anthony George obtained a second Social Security Number under the fictitious name of Sonny Fisher in 1982. Using his fake identity, in 1993 he applied for disability benefits under the fictitious name, … Continued
Cost Of Social Security Benefits Based On Illegal Work?
New TSCL Report: $994.8 Billion in Wages In SSA’s Earnings Suspense File While employment plunged at the height of the recession in 2009, new data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) suggests that millions of illegal immigrant workers hung onto … Continued
Congressional Corner: Promises Made To Seniors Must Be Kept
By Representative Bill Posey (FL-15) Most seniors have spent their entire lives paying into a system that guarantees Social Security and Medicare benefits at retirement age, and the federal government must honor that commitment. I introduced the Social Security Check … Continued
Will Your Social Security Benefits Last As Long As You Do?
TSCL Believes Benefits At Stake The amount of money that the federal government owes to its creditors — including the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds — is now estimated to be as big as the entire U.S. economy. Economists … Continued