Raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67 is a leading option under discussion to cut government spending on Medicare. With the Social Security retirement age rising to 67, proponents say that having a simi ...
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COLAs Overpay Seniors, Must Be Slashed! Deficit Cutters Say
Economists are saying that cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) overpay seniors and that recipients don't need so much money to maintain their standard of living. Cuts to annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) are a key ...
FAQ: How “Chaining the COLA” Cuts Your Social Security
TSCL Mounts Nationwide Effort Fighting COLA Cuts A major move is underway to reduce government spending on Social Security by cutting the growth rate in annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). What would it cost y ...
Congressional Corner: Preserving The Safety Net For Our Seniors
Representative Tim Murphy, Ph.D. (PA-18) Milk or medicine? This unfair choice is forced upon thousands of senior citizens every day. They must choose between basic necessities like food, monthly electricity bills, d ...
Should Social Security Continue to Pay Benefits Based On Illegal Work?
There’s been little debate over changing a provision of Social Security law that allows for payment of benefits to noncitizens based on earnings from illegal work. Should this be changed to protect Social Security? I ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: January 2013
Q: I turn 66 this year and my wife is 65. Neither one of us has started Social Security. We receive health insurance through my employer. Do we need to sign up for Medicare yet? A: It depends. If you meet the r ...
No Wonder Drug For Ailing Medicare Finances
By Mary Johnson Will 2013 be the year that Congress tells us to hold our nose and take our medicine? Because healthcare costs remain the primary driver of future government deficits. Medicare remains a target of def ...
Will 2013 Be a Year of Crisis?
COLAs Go Over The Fiscal Cliff Economic forecasts for 2013 warn of a financial crisis ahead. Nobody is feeling it more acutely than seniors living on fixed incomes. Retirees and disabled adults won’t see much of a c ...
Over 50 Organizations Sign Letter to Congress Opposing Chained COLAs
The Senior Citizens League is not alone in its opposition to a widely-discussed plan to reduce the federal deficit that would use a slower-growing consumer price index (CPI), known as the “chained” CPI, to calculate the ...
Past COLA Changes Costing Seniors Thousands In Social Security Annually
A widely-discussed plan to reduce the federal deficit would use a slower-growing consumer price index (CPI), known as the “chained” CPI, to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The proposal, often refe ...
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