Recently one of our readers asked "Is there a percentage as to how much less NOTCH BABIES receive monthly?" Although not many studies exist, according to one study of average earners born from 1917 through 1926, the disp ...
Daily Archives: September 26, 2011
How Much Less Do Notch Babies Receive?
Recently one of our readers asked "Is there a percentage as to how much less NOTCH BABIES receive monthly?" Although not many studies exist, according to one study of average earners born from 1917 through 1926, the dis ...
Will Widows Of Notch Babies Be Included Under Notch Reform?
"My husband passed away September 5, 2005. What will happen to his lump-sum if they ever decide to pass Notch Reform? What would happen to my lump-sum if I should die now? Would my daughter get it? It seems they are ...
How Long After Passage Will It Take To Award Notch Benefits?
Q: My mother was a Notch baby, born in 1919 and now my disabled brother receives her survivor’s benefits. It is only fair that he receives whatever the government did not award my mother and other workers. If The Notch ...
What Is Notch?
The term "Notch" refers to the disparity in Social Security benefits paid to people born from 1917 through 1926 and those paid to people born before and after them with similar work/earnings records. Many of those born d ...
Medicare Part D Will Cost Me More
Q: Medicare Part D is a rip off. My wife and I will pay more for our medication now, because we cannot afford to take the risk of not enrolling. We were getting most of our drugs from Canada, but under Part D we n ...
Is Congress Putting Profits Ahead Of Patients?
By Mary Johnson Congress recently voted to bar seniors from legally saving money on more affordable prescription drugs imported from nations where they are sold for much less. Although many seniors continue to mail ...
Notch Bulletin: January 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: I’m a World War II vet who served with the U.S. Air Force, having two years service in the Pacific-Asiatic theater. I am now nearly 87 years old, living on a ...
Judge Halts Illegal Immigrant Crackdown
TSCL Tells Congress “Close The Loophole” That Allows Social Security For Illegal Work. A federal judge has delayed a crackdown on U.S. employers who knowingly employ illegal immigrants. The Social Security Administrati ...
Notch Bulletin: February 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: I went to my local Social Security office to talk to them about the inadequacy of my monthly benefit. I told them I was a Notch Baby (1926) and therefore rece ...
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