Women who receive Social Security benefits outnumber men who do by almost 18%, according to data from the Social Security Administration.  While women tend to outlive men, the average benefit received by women is 26% low ...

Much of the discussion about tax reform on Capitol Hill has focused on lowering corporate tax rates, and the taxes paid by the highest-income households. The GOP’s “Better Way” tax plan released in 2016 would affect ever ...

By Mary Johnson, editor One of the biggest decisions President Trump will make in coming weeks is whether to sign legislation that would overhaul Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. On the campaign trail Trump rep ...

Boosting Social Security May Boost Cognitive Function A severe decline in cognition is often an early warning signal of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Loss of cognitive function can seriously impair one’s ability t ...

A common debate is re-emerging this year over Social Security’s “deficit, ” as the federal borrowing limit looms.  The debt limit, which was suspended since late 2015, was re-instated on March 16th.  That debt limit sets ...

By Mary Johnson, editor A group of lawmakers in the U.S. House recently announced they are working on plans to reform Social Security and Medicare, according to a recent story appearing in The Wall Street Journal.  Th ...

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that, as president, he would not touch Social Security.  But will he keep his word?  In December of last year, legislation was introduced by a House Repu ...

By Mary Johnson, editor Roughly 27% of older single women are at high risk of living in poverty, because they have little other income to augment their Social Security benefits.  Single women have it worse in retireme ...

Congress, Keep Your Hands Out Of Our Pockets! In today’s climate of toxic partisanship, it’s natural to wonder whether polls and surveys have any real effect on how Congress votes.  But your opinion counts a lot more ...