Alexandria, VA: A leading proposal to temporarily fix the looming insolvency of the Social Security disability trust fund by reallocating payroll taxes has virtually no support among seniors, according to a new poll by ...
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The Two Medicare Fixes That Seniors Hate Most
Alexandria, VA: An overwhelming majority of seniors oppose two Medicare changes that are among the most widely - discussed reforms in Congress, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). Eighty-one ...
Majority Of Seniors Think Affordable Care Act Not So Affordable
Majority Of Seniors Think Affordable Care Act Not So Affordable New Survey Released By The Senior Citizens League Alexandria, VA: A large majority of seniors think that the costs of new health plans und ...
58% Of Seniors Worried Their Health Plan Could Be Cancelled
58% Of Seniors Worried Their Health Plan Could Be Cancelled - According To New Poll By The Senior Citizens League Alexandria, VA: One of the most politically incendiary issues of last fall's Obamacare launch may turn i ...
The Next Big Bail Out? Social Security Disability Program Almost Out Of Funds.
Alexandria, VA: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released information about Social Security that went unnoticed by the media, and was all but ignored by Congress and President Obama. The part of the program ...
Will 2015 Be Year Of The Lowest COLA Ever Paid?
Alexandria, VA: More than 62.5 million seniors, as well as recipients of other federal benefits, may be at high risk of not receiving any cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) next year, according to a new forecast from The S ...
Social Security Pays Benefits Based On Work Under Fraudulent SSNs – Immigration Reform Could Add Billions In Long-Term Costs Based On Illegal Work
Alexandria, VA: It sounds screwy, but it's current U.S. government policy. Undocumented immigrants can become entitled to benefits based on the jobs worked under fraudulent Social Security numbers. The number they're wo ...
4 Questions All Seniors Should Ask To Prevent Unexpected Obamacare Costs
Alexandria, VA (January 6, 2013) Seniors need to take steps now to prevent unexpected healthcare costs that could blow a big hole in household budgets warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). More than 57.5 million Soci ...
Debt Ceiling Inaction Could Affect Social Security, Medicare
On Thursday, October 17th, the federal government will exhaust its borrowing authority, and the Treasury Department will hit the $16.7 trillion debt ceiling. TSCL members and supporters should be aware that if Congress f ...
Chained CPI Affects More Than COLAs, Seniors Would Get Less, Pay More
Most seniors are aware of the impact of the consumer price index (CPI) on their cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). But a widely-debated deficit reduction proposal that would switch to the more slowly-growing “chained” ...
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