Alexandria, VA (April, 2013) President Obama’s new budget proposal would trim Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). Proponents say it’s a relatively minor technical fix that calls for switching to a “more accurate” and more slowly-growing measure of inflation — the … Continued
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Your Opinion Can Change Votes In Congress!
Should Congress Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age? A recent TSCL poll asked: “With Americans living longer, do you think it would be fair to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67?” No: 55% Yes: 45% Make your opinion … Continued
Billions Earned Under Fake Social Security Numbers Could Calculate Benefits
Alexandria, VA (March 13, 2013) Major immigration reform legislation would provide work authorization and Social Security numbers for an estimated 11 million immigrants working here illegally. But without changes to protect Social Security, illegal workers whose status later changes could … Continued
Past COLA Changes Costing Seniors Thousands In Social Security Annually
A widely-discussed plan to reduce the federal deficit would use a slower-growing consumer price index (CPI), known as the “chained” CPI, to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The proposal, often referred to as “chaining” the COLA, would not be … Continued
Response to PolitiFact-Georgia Claims
In an October 15, 2012 “analysis,”of a position taken by TSCL, PolitiFact-Georgia, a self-proclaimed fact-checking Website, took issue with TSCL’s views about the dangers associated with the proposed U.S./Mexico Totalization Agreement. TSCL has been deeply concerned that, if such a … Continued
Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles May Be in For Health Plan Change
Tests are underway in up to 26 states to move as many as 3 million “dual eligibles” — people who receive both Medicare and Medicaid — into managed-care health plans. Alexandria, VA – August 11, 2012 — Low-income seniors on … Continued
Seniors Lose 34 Percent of Their Buying Power Since 2000: 2012 Annual Survey of Senior Costs Finds Expenses Have Increased More Than Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA
May 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Seniors have lost more than one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). TSCL is one of the nation’s … Continued
New Poll by The Senior Citizens League: 77% of Seniors Oppose New Obama Immigration Policy
Alexandria, VA – August 20, 2012 — A new immigration policy recently launched by the Obama Administration could backfire when senior voters head for the polls this fall. Seventy-seven percent of Senior Americans do not agree with the new “deferred … Continued
Social Security COLA May Be Post-Election Deficit-Cutting Target
Alexandria, VA (Oct 16, 2012) Seniors will get one of the lowest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) paid in the past decade next January. But even so, COLAs remain a key target in post-election deficit reduction efforts, warns The Senior Citizens League … Continued
National Seniors Group Announces Three Social Security Proposals It Supports & Three It Opposes
July 15, 2011 (Washington, DC) – The most likely deficit reduction proposals are also the most harmful to the nation’s elderly, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan senior citizens advocacy groups. However, a … Continued