How much are you going to lose? The proposed changes to the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for your Social Security, military, or other federal benefits will…
The Senior Citizens League is not alone in its opposition to a widely-discussed plan to reduce the federal deficit that would use a slower-growing consumer…
The newly enacted tax legislation calls for adjusting tax brackets and the standard deduction using the more slowly growing Chained consumer price index (CPI). What…
Most seniors are aware of the impact of the consumer price index (CPI) on their cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). But a widely-debated deficit reduction proposal that…
12 Ways Seniors Would Get Less, Pay More Efforts are quietly underway to lay the groundwork for a far-reaching fiscal deal that involves Social Security…
Social Security benefit cuts are the top retirement concern of 58% of all participants in TSCL’s most recent Retirement Survey. There’s good reason to be…
By Mary Johnson, editor The main source of funding for Social Security comes from the payroll taxes that workers pay into the program. But there…
(Washington, DC) – Higher taxes — lower benefits — more complexity. A new, more slowly growing consumer price index (CPI), known as the chained CPI,…
(Washington, DC) – Extremely low Social Security cost of living adjustments (COLAs) have significantly impacted the retirement income of almost two-thirds of all older Americans,…