Alexandria, VA: It sounds screwy, but it's current U.S. government policy. Undocumented immigrants can become entitled to benefits based on the jobs worked under fraudulent Social Security numbers. The number they're wo ...
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4 Questions All Seniors Should Ask To Prevent Unexpected Obamacare Costs
Alexandria, VA (January 6, 2013) Seniors need to take steps now to prevent unexpected healthcare costs that could blow a big hole in household budgets warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). More than 57.5 million Soci ...
Chained CPI Affects More Than COLAs, Seniors Would Get Less, Pay More
Most seniors are aware of the impact of the consumer price index (CPI) on their cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). But a widely-debated deficit reduction proposal that would switch to the more slowly-growing “chained” ...
The Immigration Reform Provision That Would Provide Billions in Social Security Protection
Alexandria, VA (August 5, 2013) Should undocumented immigrants who use invalid Social Security numbers to work be entitled to Social Security and Medicare benefits based on earnings under those numbers? They potentially ...
Seniors to Congress: Don’t Pay Social Security Based On Illegal Work!
Alexandria, VA (July 15, 2013) When unauthorized immigrants work under phony Social Security numbers, what happens to their prior earnings’ records when their legal status changes? The question is important because ea ...
Two Social Security Reforms That Seniors Strongly Support
Alexandria, VA (June 17, 2013) Seniors are closely following the debate over Social Security, and a new survey indicates strong support for two major changes that could restore Social Security’s long-term solvency. The ...
89% of Seniors Say Expenses Rising More Than Current Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
Alexandria, VA (April, 2013) President Obama's new budget proposal would trim Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). Proponents say it's a relatively minor technical fix that calls for switching to a "mor ...
Your Opinion Can Change Votes In Congress!
Should Congress Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age? A recent TSCL poll asked: "With Americans living longer, do you think it would be fair to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67?" No: 55% Yes: 4 ...
Billions Earned Under Fake Social Security Numbers Could Calculate Benefits
Alexandria, VA (March 13, 2013) Major immigration reform legislation would provide work authorization and Social Security numbers for an estimated 11 million immigrants working here illegally. But without changes to p ...
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 ...
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