In an October 15, 2012 “analysis,”of a position taken by TSCL, PolitiFact-Georgia, a self-proclaimed fact-checking Website, took issue with TSCL’s views about the dangers associated with the proposed U.S./Mexico Totaliza ...
Category: Press Releases
Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles May Be in For Health Plan Change
Tests are underway in up to 26 states to move as many as 3 million “dual eligibles” — people who receive both Medicare and Medicaid — into managed-care health plans. Alexandria, VA - August 11, 2012 -- Low-income seni ...
Seniors Lose 34 Percent of Their Buying Power Since 2000: 2012 Annual Survey of Senior Costs Finds Expenses Have Increased More Than Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA
May 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Seniors have lost more than one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). TSCL is one of ...
New Poll by The Senior Citizens League: 77% of Seniors Oppose New Obama Immigration Policy
Alexandria, VA - August 20, 2012 -- A new immigration policy recently launched by the Obama Administration could backfire when senior voters head for the polls this fall. Seventy-seven percent of Senior Americans do not ...
Social Security COLA May Be Post-Election Deficit-Cutting Target
Alexandria, VA (Oct 16, 2012) Seniors will get one of the lowest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) paid in the past decade next January. But even so, COLAs remain a key target in post-election deficit reduction efforts, ...
National Seniors Group Announces Three Social Security Proposals It Supports & Three It Opposes
July 15, 2011 (Washington, DC) – The most likely deficit reduction proposals are also the most harmful to the nation’s elderly, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan seni ...
Seniors Lose 34 Percent Of Their Buying Power Since 2000: 2012 Annual Survey Of Senior Costs Finds Expenses Have Increased More Than Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA
May 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Seniors have lost more than one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). TSCL is one of ...
Congressman Mike McIntyre Receives TSCL 2012 Seniors Advocate Award
June 20, 2012 (Washington, DC) – One of North Carolina’s staunchest seniors’ advocates was recently recognized for his efforts on behalf of the nation’s senior citizens. Representative Mike McIntyre (D-NC-7) received t ...
Seniors! How Did Two Years Without A Cost-of-Living Adjustment Affect You?
After two years without any cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), Social Security recipients will receive a sorely-needed 3.6% boost in 2012. Seniors are reporting that during the past two years of living without a COLA, the ...
Free Best Ways To Save Guide For Seniors
With the economy continuing to sputter, most seniors and Baby Boomers don’t feel all that secure about their retirement finances. How realistic will my budget be for the New Year? Will Social Security and othe retirement ...
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