Notch Babies are painfully aware of the financial impact of the 1977 changes to the Social Security benefit formula that chiseled a “Notch” out of their benefits. Now, new research from Jeremy Moulton of the University ...
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Notch Bulletin: August 2011
Medicaid Cuts Would Hit Notch Babies And Families Hardest Much of the debate over federal deficit reduction plans has been focused on overhauling Medicare and making changes to Social Security. But a major funding chan ...
Notch Bulletin: July 2011
I am writing for assistance in applying for the Notch Settlement on behalf of my widowed mother who has been a supporter of this cause for several years. Recently we received the following from one of our readers: I am ...
Notch Bulletin: June 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: Both my wife & I are Notch Babies, and should have had higher Social Security benefits than we got. Instead of Congress fighting amongst themselves, we wo ...
Notch Bulletin: November 2010
Recently we received the following from one of our readers that vividly illustrates the Notch disparity: I never realized how the Notch affected me until last week, when I learned that one of my neighbors (who is 94 and ...
Notch Bulletin: May 2009
Why Chances For Notch Reform Are Stronger Than Ever Recently we received the following from one of our readers: I‘m a Notch Baby born in 1925. I recently read where you say that “Congress may ‘give birth’ to a new gen ...
Congressional Corner: Notch Victims Deserve A Fair Benefit
By Representative Jerry Moran (KS) It is only fair that Americans who have paid Social Security taxes get a fair benefit when they retire. Unfortunately, too many Americans get less than their fair share simply becau ...
Biography Of Dr. John Haldi
Dr. John Haldi received his B.A. from Emory University with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Economics. He went on to receive his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University. Dr. Haldi is currently the ...
Notch Reform Bulletin: “Going On Offense” For Notch Reform
By George Smith, Chairman of TREA Senior Citizens League (TSCL) A new study by noted economist Dr. John Haldi creates one of the biggest opportunities for Notch Reform in a decade (see “New Report Finds Notch Undu ...
New Report Finds Notch “Unduly Harsh”
The 1977 reform of Social Security “loaded (the) dice against seniors, who became eligible to retire just two years later,” says a new breakthrough study on the Notch. Changes made to Social Security in 1977 resulted ...