By Representative Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) Traveling through the beautiful farmlands of early primary states, you can find the self-proclaimed champions of socialized medicine amid the flashes of cameras on the campa ...
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Legislative Update: February 2020
Social Security Taxation Question Pushes Action on “Boost Bill” Into 2020 By Shannon Benton, Executive Director Social Security benefit “boost” legislation under consideration in the House not only would boost bene ...
Benefit Bulletin: February 2020
TSCL Endorses Legislation That Would Help the Public Understand Social Security Benefits By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board People close to retirement sometimes tell us they don’t have a clue about how much the ...
How A Tax on “Wealthy” Retirees Ended Up A Tax On The Middle Class
Mary Johnson, editor Roughly one-half of all retiree households report that a portion of their Social Security benefits is subject to taxation, according to TSCL’s Senior Surveys. That’s substantially more than expec ...
It’s Tax Season. That Means More Scams Aimed At Older Taxpayers
It’s tax season, and the IRS is warning about phone calls from criminals impersonating government officials. In the latest insidious twist on a scam related to Social Security numbers (SSN), scammers threaten to suspend ...
Legislation Ending “Surprise” Medical Bills Passes the House
This month Congress took the first step to deal with the exploitative practice of “surprise” medical bills.” Legislation is advancing in the House that would protect patients from surprise medical bills and set up the p ...
Q & A: January 2020
Q: My wife and I run a small business and I’m turning 65 this year. May I postpone enrolling in Medicare Part B? My income is more than $190,000 and I’m concerned I will have to pay more because my income is over the ...
Ask the Advisor: January 2020
Is Taxing Social Security Benefits Good Policy? Q: Can you explain why Social Security benefits are taxed? We paid for our benefits through payroll tax withholdings during our entire working careers and since we have ...
Legislative Update: January 2020
New Legislation Aimed At Fixing Social Security and Medicare By Shannon Benton, Executive Director Senator Mitt Romney (UT) recently led a bipartisan Senate group in introducing legislation aimed at fixing Social S ...
Benefit Bulletin: January 2020
Your Survey Responses are Helping to Change Attitudes About Social Security By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board Over the past 25 years, Congress has periodically debated plans to fix Social Security’s financing, ...
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