"My husband passed away September 5, 2005. What will happen to his lump-sum if they ever decide to pass Notch Reform? What would happen to my lump-sum if I should die now? Would my daughter get it? It seems they are ...
Category: Issues
How Long After Passage Will It Take To Award Notch Benefits?
Q: My mother was a Notch baby, born in 1919 and now my disabled brother receives her survivor’s benefits. It is only fair that he receives whatever the government did not award my mother and other workers. If The Notch ...
What Is Notch?
The term "Notch" refers to the disparity in Social Security benefits paid to people born from 1917 through 1926 and those paid to people born before and after them with similar work/earnings records. Many of those born d ...
Medicare Part D Will Cost Me More
Q: Medicare Part D is a rip off. My wife and I will pay more for our medication now, because we cannot afford to take the risk of not enrolling. We were getting most of our drugs from Canada, but under Part D we n ...
Is Congress Putting Profits Ahead Of Patients?
By Mary Johnson Congress recently voted to bar seniors from legally saving money on more affordable prescription drugs imported from nations where they are sold for much less. Although many seniors continue to mail ...
Notch Bulletin: January 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: I’m a World War II vet who served with the U.S. Air Force, having two years service in the Pacific-Asiatic theater. I am now nearly 87 years old, living on a ...
Judge Halts Illegal Immigrant Crackdown
TSCL Tells Congress “Close The Loophole” That Allows Social Security For Illegal Work. A federal judge has delayed a crackdown on U.S. employers who knowingly employ illegal immigrants. The Social Security Administrati ...
Notch Bulletin: February 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: I went to my local Social Security office to talk to them about the inadequacy of my monthly benefit. I told them I was a Notch Baby (1926) and therefore rece ...
Obama Administration Releases Thousands Of Illegal Immigrants
An intense battle over Social Security is brewing and TSCL is gearing up for major Congressional action. Recently retired Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan waded back into the fray to tell Congress “Our choices ri ...
Notch Bulletin: March 2011
Recently we received the following from one of our readers: Please tell me how long your organization has been working on the Notch legislation with Congress. We are 84 to 93 years old. How many Notch Babies are still ...
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