I am 92 years old and live on Social Security. I live with my son and his wife so am not hurting too badly. But…
By John Haldi The Notch refers to the one-time, precipitous and unprecedented drop in Social Security benefits paid to people born in 1917 and the…
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant Over the past several months many different plans and ideas have surfaced to reduce the federal deficit, including what…
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant During our slow, arduous economic recovery that followed the financial crisis and recession of 2008 and 2009, many government…
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant, One of the options to address Social Security that appears to have widespread support is increasing the Social Security…
For most retirees the average Social Security benefit of $1,100 is their main source of income. But the sluggish economy has made the federal budget…
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,…
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…
By Mary Johnson Think you’ve got enough to live on in retirement? A study by Hewitt Associates found that seniors need almost 16 times their…
When Franklin Roosevelt signed Social Security into law as part of the New Deal in 1935, it was never designed to be anyone’s sole means…