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 ...
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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 ...
Response to PolitiFact-Georgia Claims
In an October 15, 2012 “analysis,”of a position taken by TSCL, PolitiFact-Georgia, a self-proclaimed fact-checking Website, took issue with TSCL’s views about the dangers associated with the proposed U.S./Mexico Totaliza ...
Seniors To Get One of Lowest COLAs Ever to be Paid
Will 1.7% COLAs Become The New Norm? Food, energy, and healthcare costs are climbing, but starting in January Social Security recipients will get one of the lowest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ever paid — jus ...
Could “Automatic” Medicare Cuts Affect You?
By Mary Johnson Senior voters just endured a tsunami of fact checks, competing truth squads and battling claims over the candidates' plans for Medicare. But post-election reality is setting in and lame duck law ...
Fraud Concerns Grow About Obama’s Illegal Immigration Policy
Obama's new policy for illegal immigrants was recently announced and implemented without Congressional approval. Now questions are growing about the potential for widespread fraud — and with good reason, it seems. Less ...
Benefit Bulletin: November 2012
More Experts Say Oldest Seniors Need Benefit Boost —TSCL Continues Push For Notch Reform Amidst the debate over Social Security, a proposal that would benefit seniors over age 85 appears to be winning bipartisan supp ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: November 2012
Q: I'm 64 and my estimated retirement benefit isn't very high. I was a stay-at-home mom. I later worked part-time in our family business, but I recently learned that the portion of income due to my work did not get pr ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: October 2012
Q: My 66 year–old husband recently passed away before starting Social Security benefits. I'm 63 and still working. I originally planned to wait until age 66 to start benefits, but I need extra income. Could you ...
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