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Benefit Bulletin: April/May 2020

What’s Retirees’ Biggest Concern About the Future of Social Security?   A $300 Benefit Cut By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board There’s a discussion…

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What It Looks Like to Live on Just Social Security — (It’s Not Pretty)

Forty-three percent of respondents say they do not have any retirement savings according to a recent TSCL survey.  This sobering finding is actually a slight…

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Benefit Bulletin: February 2020

TSCL Endorses Legislation That Would Help the Public Understand Social Security Benefits By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board People close to retirement sometimes tell…

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How A Tax on “Wealthy” Retirees Ended Up A Tax On The Middle Class

Mary Johnson, editor Roughly one-half of all retiree households report that a portion of their Social Security benefits is subject to taxation, according to TSCL’s…

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Benefit Bulletin: November 2019

Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board   Social Security Legislation Would Provide 75 Years of Solvency For Social Security If lawmakers wait too long, solutions…

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Benefit Bulletin: October 2019

Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board, TSCL Could Social Security Solvency Issues Be Even Worse Than Estimated? Recently we received a comment from Steve F.…

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Social Security Benefits Lose 33% of Buying Power

Between October of 2018, and January 2019, consumer prices fell according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  On January 1, 2019, Social Security…

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Failing to Lift Debt Limit Would Be “Disastrous” For Social Security and Medicare

The federal government shutdown that occurred from midnight December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019, was the longest in U.S. history.  It was so disruptive…

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Higher Taxation of Social Security Among Options to Reduce the Deficit

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently reviewed a proposal that would boost the taxable amount of Social Security benefits, as one of the options for…

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67% of Older Americans Support Eliminating Social Security’s Waiting Periods

More than 10,000 people died waiting for a disability decision from the Social Security Administration in 2017.  The rising death toll coincides with the growing…

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