Four Reasons To Grow Your Own Food By Mary Johnson Is there a difference between produce you grow vs. produce that arrives on a truck from 1,500 miles away? Is it better for you? Can you save money by growing your ...
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Legislative Update: March/April 2013
To Stop Chained COLA TSCL Maximizes Efforts By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Analyst Studies by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) have shown time and again that seniors aren't keeping up with the skyrocketing costs t ...
Your Opinion Can Change Votes In Congress!
Should Congress Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age? A recent TSCL poll asked: "With Americans living longer, do you think it would be fair to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67?" No: 55% Yes: 4 ...
Benefit Bulletin: March/April 2013
$5,000 Notch Fairness Act Reintroduced Congress and President Obama are battling over the federal budget, but supporters in Congress aren't about to forget Notch Babies. The Notch Fairness Act bills (H.R. 155) and (S. ...
Fast Facts and Figures About Social Security
Social Security provides at least half the income for 65 percent of seniors. Forty-three percent of all seniors count on Social Security for 80% or more of their income. The median income for those age 65 and olde ...
Major Immigration Legislation to Include Path to Social Security for Illegals
President Obama is pushing for an immigration overhaul as one of his legislative priorities in his second term in office. A bipartisan immigration reform measure is under discussion that would give those already in the U ...
Medicare Costs Growing Even As Other Healthcare Costs Stay Flat
By Mary Johnson Recent healthcare cost data have the experts perplexed. According to a new analysis from actuaries of the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, national healthcare spending in 2011 grew at just 3. ...
What’s Next for Social Security and Medicare?
TSCL Tells Congress —"Leave Social Security and Medicare out of Budget Negotiations" It's no longer a matter of 'if' Congress will cut Social Security and Medicare, but "when" most policy observers now believe. Much w ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Scam Awareness
Q: I've received numerous automated phone calls offering "free" Medicare-covered items like back braces and diabetes supplies. I'm not 65, not eligible for Medicare yet and I'm on the national DO NOT CALL list. Are su ...
Ask the Advisor: February 2013
Q: I started widow's benefits last year. Do I have to declare those payments on my income taxes? A: Yes. Social Security benefits, no matter what the type, fall under the same tax rules. Depending on your income ...
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