Representing South Florida in Congress, I regularly hold town meetings with retirees. Inevitably, the first question from the crowd is one I often ask myself, “Why are folks in Washington lying about Social Security?” ...
Category: Social Security Reform Articles
Senior Citizens League Opposes Use Of Social Security Funds For Tax Cut (Press Release)
March 14, 2001, Alexandria, VA-`The TREA Senior Citizens League adamantly opposes any efforts to tap the Social Security Trust Fund to pay for any new or continuing programs-including a tax cut,` said George Smith, chair ...
Social Security Pays Fugitives $30 Million Annually
Anthony Cummings, a fugitive on the run from a child rape indictment in Georgia, improperly collected thousands of dollars in Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI) payments until the law finally caught up with him. T ...
Private Medicare Plans Too Costly Congress Told
Private Medicare Advantage health plans cost too much and are forcing the government and seniors to pay more than they would for traditional Medicare, Congress was recently told. Lawmakers are taking a closer look at th ...
Private Medicare Plans Too Costly Congress Told
Private Medicare Advantage health plans cost too much and are forcing the government and seniors to pay more than they would for traditional Medicare, Congress was recently told. Lawmakers are taking a closer look at th ...
Legislative Update: Social Security and Medicare Commission Proposed
Seniors may be hearing some big proposals to cut Social Security and Medicare soon. Seniors may be hearing some big proposals to cut Social Security and Medicare soon. Congress recently was told that Social Security an ...
Legislative Updates: COLA’s & Medicare Premiums
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant Over the past several months many different plans and ideas have surfaced to reduce the federal deficit, including what the government spends on Social Security and Medicare. ...
Legislative Update: Social Security Trust Funds
By Mike Watson, TSCL Legislative Assistant During our slow, arduous economic recovery that followed the financial crisis and recession of 2008 and 2009, many government programs, Social Security in particular, were stre ...
Deficit Gets Worse, Social Security Cuts Get Attention
For most retirees the average Social Security benefit of $1,100 is their main source of income. But the sluggish economy has made the federal budget deficit, including that of Social Security, balloon more rapidly than ...
Social Security Disability Close To Insolvency
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 ...
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