Articles
- 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 Soc...
- 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 warn that the s...
- Social Security Giving Out SSNs To ID Thieves
Why risk stealing a Social Security Number when you can get a document confirming you have the real thing directly from the Social Security Administration (SSA)? Some conniving identity thieves appear to be going directly to the source for the Social S...
- Congressional Corner: The Payroll Tax Cut's Not the Problem - Privatization Is
The following does not necessarily reflect the views of The Senior Citizens League. By Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) As Congress returns to work, it begins another debate over the Social Security payroll tax – and with it, a debate over fun...
- Let’s End The Social Security Payroll Tax Cut
By Mary Johnson The Social Security Trust Fund that covers disability benefits is now about five years from running out of money. The Trust Fund that covers retirement also is in deficit and paying out more in benefits than it receives in revenues...