If adopted, S. 521 would repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision – two Social Security provisions that unfairly impact teachers, police…
(Washington, DC) While the 2017 “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” is expected to lower taxes for many taxpayers, it doesn’t address a feature of the…
If adopted, H.R. 1170 would strengthen and expand the Social Security program by providing beneficiaries with a $70 monthly benefit boost, basing cost-of-living adjustments on…
If adopted, S. 478 would strengthen and expand the Social Security program by providing beneficiaries with a $70 monthly benefit boost, basing cost-of-living adjustments on…
This week, Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) and Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-4) introduced new legislation that would strengthen and expand the Social Security program. In addition,…
The recent decision by a federal judge in Texas to declare Obamacare unconstitutional is likely to become the center of a lengthy legal battle that…
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently reviewed a proposal that would boost the taxable amount of Social Security benefits, as one of the options for…
More than 10,000 people died waiting for a disability decision from the Social Security Administration in 2017. The rising death toll coincides with the growing…
Mary Johnson, editor Since enactment 84 years ago, Social Security has been the most reliable source of retirement income that most retirees have. That said,…
Proposal Would Reduce Widows’ Poverty When a spouse passes away, widows are more much more vulnerable to poverty than married women. The poverty rate for…