Q: Recently, I learned that my mother, who has Alzheimer’s, was the victim of identity theft. In addition to the risks it places on her…
We are reading a lot these days about “Greedy Geezers.” The term is used to describe supposedly self-centered seniors who insist that elected lawmakers get…
Social Security and Medicare Public Trustees Recommend Raising Eligibility Age and Benefit Formula Changes Notes from Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Analyst On June 3, 2011,…
Recently the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing in which panelists gave “Perspectives on Deficit Reduction.” Notes from Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Analyst Recently the…
Alexandria, VA (May 10, 2011) – Millions of the nation’s oldest and poorest senior citizens would be compensated for the lower Social Security benefit they’ve…
Alexandria, VA (February 17, 2011) Forty-four percent of seniors report they are receiving lower Social Security checks compared to 2010 – even while dealing with…
TSCL Wants to Know: Did You Wind Up Owing Uncle Sam? More headaches are on the way this tax season. For the second year in…
An intense battle over Social Security is brewing and TSCL is gearing up for major Congressional action. Recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan waded…
Representing South Florida in Congress, I regularly hold town meetings with retirees. Inevitably, the first question from the crowd is one I often ask myself,…
March 14, 2001, Alexandria, VA-`The TREA Senior Citizens League adamantly opposes any efforts to tap the Social Security Trust Fund to pay for any new…